cfdisk / fdisk probs

**keri** · 10-11-2004

Got the tool and ran a Low level format and slack still refuses to acknowledge the drive so put in a Win2K disc to see it it could find it and it did (didn't complete install no point really)

Would the fact that the HD is connected via a controller card confuse slack ? Despite the fact that Mandrake 10 had no problems ?

**imdeemvp** · 10-11-2004

since you are using slack for it...you may find your answer here: http://www.linuxpackages.net/faq/

**sether** · 10-11-2004

Originally Posted by keri

Got the tool and ran a Low level format and slack still refuses to acknowledge the drive so put in a Win2K disc to see it it could find it and it did (didn't complete install no point really)

Would the fact that the HD is connected via a controller card confuse slack ? Despite the fact that Mandrake 10 had no problems ?

it shouldn't. put the mandrake cd in and see if you can get to the format utility in the install.

if it doesn't work in mandrake, it's a bad hard drive most likely.

**keri** · 10-12-2004

Mandrake 10 went onto the machine fine

**keri** · 10-12-2004

threw in a Debian net install cd and that can't find the HD either

**pbulteel** · 10-12-2004

What does his mandrake system report it as? /dev/hda? I was thinking maybe it's coming up as /dev/hdb or /dev/hdc or somesuch.

**keri** · 10-12-2004

In Hardware in the mandrake control center i have :

Disk
hda

Model: ?40016A

Vendor: ?Seagate Technology

Bus: ?ide

Channel: ?primary

New devfs device: ?/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc

Old device file: ?/dev/hda

Media class: ?hd

**Chris H** · 10-12-2004

Originally Posted by keri

threw in a Debian net install cd and that can't find the HD either

Thank God for small mercies

</flame>

**keri** · 10-12-2004

Originally Posted by Chris H

Originally Posted by keri

threw in a Debian net install cd and that can't find the HD either

Thank God for small mercies

</flame>

Thought you'd say something like that :P

Guess i am stuck with Mandrake then

**sether** · 10-12-2004

since mandrake is the only one that'll recognize the hard drive, use the disk formatter in the mandrake install to wipe the drive completely clean. then try to install another OS, and add mandrake later once the other OSes are up (if they ever do get installed, that is).

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