Error in cfdisk? Cant partition!

bobthebear · 01-09-2003, 10:45 AM

I have got a compaq proliant 4500 (or something) server that I am attempting to put slackware on. However, whenever i attempt to run cfdisk to partition the drive, I get an error as soon as I launch cfdisk that says "Open Disk Read-Only - You Have No Permission To Write" Anyone know why I would have this error? There are 3 drives that are on a RAID-5 controller. Do I have to do something with that inorder to get it to work? Thanks for any help!

John Mays

Half_Elf · 01-09-2003, 02:58 PM

First just be sure these disk are not setted Read-Only by Jumper.

Where are you trying to cfdisk?
At the Slackware last prompt before setup or on an installed system you already have on this box?

bobthebear · 01-09-2003, 03:06 PM

Jumpers are fine. At the slackware prompt AFTER you indicate which kernal you wish to use and login as root.

Half_Elf · 01-09-2003, 07:37 PM

Strange... do you tried fdisk?
Also, make sure you're not passing any root file system at the first prompt (prompt: bare.i) and not (prompt: root=/dev/hd?? bare.i)

Also, I think Proliant are using SCSI... if I'm true, what's the Scsi kernel you're using?

yngwin · 01-09-2003, 08:05 PM

Are you logged in as root?

bobthebear · 01-10-2003, 07:31 AM

We've tried all the kernals in loading slack. And from within every kernal, we've tried all the "/dev/hd?, ds?" just every possible thing that this drive would be identified as. I put in the compaq raid array cd, and totally reformated the drives and set the array back up to see if it wasn't done properly the first time, and no such luck yet.

Why can't this be easy!?!

PC Dude · 07-05-2004, 09:14 AM

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Originally posted by bobthebear
whenever i attempt to run cfdisk to partition the drive, I get an error as soon as I launch cfdisk that says "Open Disk Read-Only - You Have No Permission To Write" Anyone know why I would have this error?

John Mays

I had the exact same problem. Even though this thread is old I'll give my solution:

Hard drive jumpers! I simply fiddled with the jumper settings till one of them worked. I believe that is why you too are getting an error messages.

Hope this helps. Good luck