Problem while installing slack on Acer Aspire 5024
Hello to all , i have a really strange problem that i have no id how to fix and u all probably already know that -.- so first i didn't know what to look for in the forum cuz i've never seen such an error before and i wanna say sorry if there is already a thread like this one. When i start installing slack on my Acer Aspire 5024 i do my linux and swap partitions i write'em i go to setup and when i try to format the swap or the linux partition it just freezes and after a while the laptop just shutdowns by itself. On my normal comp i'v never had a problem like this one -.-
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What kernel? I like to format my HD before I do a setup. First I will reboot the system after writing the new partition table. I will then do a; Code:
#mkswap -c /dev/hda2 #change to your partition I would then enter setup and do the install. To assist in diagnosis of the problem please post the following; Code:
#dmesg |grep hd #get recognized hd Code:
#dmesg |grep hd |
Hello gwsandvik and thanks for the replay. I tried to do the "#mkswap -c /dev/hda2" and when i hit enter i get a "mkswap: warning: truncating swap area to 2097144kB" and the PC freezes just like when i do the same thing under the setup. The line is blinking and it stays this way until the laptop shutsdown -.- The same thing gose for the "#mke2fs -c -j -L Linux /dev/hda3". Its like if i couldn't write on the hd.
When i typed the "#dmesg |grep hd" i got these : root@slackware:/# dmesg |grep hd hda: TOSHIBA MK8025GAS, ATA DISK drive hdc: Slimtype DVDRW SOSW-833S, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hda: attached ide-disk driver. hda: host protected are => 1 hda: 156301488 sectors (80026 MB), CHS=9729/255/63 hdc: attached ide-cdrom driver. hdc: ATAPI 24X DVD-ROM DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 and the #lspci -vv dosnt work :/ Any ideas why i get this kindda problem? |
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First, when you partitioned the HD, did you make /dev/hda2 type 82? You should be root when you are doing the setup or changes to the OS. What is the output of; Code:
#fdisk -l #show the hd |
Well when i do fdisk -l i see my partitions the way they are suppose to be -.- a Linux one a swap one .. everything is normal. :/
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What did you use to partition with? cfdisk? fdisk? or a (shudders) Windows app?
It sounds more like you have 'overlap' of the partitions (a common occurance I have had using Partition Magic. Never will I use it again) Can you post the output of 'fdisk -l' please? It will help. While your reporting I am sure is accurate, new eyes may see something you missed. A possible solution (while drastic) would be to boot with the install cd, type 'cfdisk', delete your partitions, make new ones, then run setup again. |
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