Author: Wilson MOhr
Email: mohr@mcs.net
Web Page: http://www.mcs.com/~mohr
Date Submitted: Mon, Sep 21, 1998
Status: New Entry
Requester: Eduardo Lopes Guimarães
Email: guima@uerj.br
Request Made: Fri, Sep 11, 1998
Releases: | all |
Platform: | intel |
Category: | Hardware Issues |
Category Listing: | How do I install Linux using EZ-drive software? |
I'm having trouble installing Linux. I tried to install in a 486 with a 6.4 HD (FAT32) using EZ-Drive software. The partitions required for Linux were previously created with EZ-Drive. When I try to use Disk Druid, I get the following error message: "An error occurred reading the partition table for the block device hda. The error was: No such file or directory". So, I try to use fdisk but I get no error message and the program aborts. I'm asking if is possible to install Linux with that hardware or I need to change something to make Linux work?
If this is an (E)IDE drive, EZ-drive installs a BIOS on the HD that allows your computers BIOS to "see" the large format drive. Use EZ-Drive to remove the BIOS from that drive and then Disk Druid will be able to see the partition information correctly. NB: This **WILL** destroy (or rather, make it un-recoverable) all data on the drive!!!
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