kernel error during the installation
 

Hi there

I tried to install Redhat 9.0 on my computer. But during the
installation came an error message and from then on i am not able to install any OS. (win2000/xp/suse/redhat)

Error message:
There was an error installing kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-13
This can indicate media failure, lack of disk space, and/or hardware problems...


Mainboard:
MSI-865PE-NEO2-LS, P4 S.478, INTEL 865PE / FSB800 / 4x400 Dual DDR / RAID / LAN / SATA / AGP8X / USB 2.0

Harddisk:
80GB, Serial-ATA, Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 (6Y080M0), 7200rpm, 8MB


I have really no idea, because i am an :newbie:

btw: sorry for my bad english but im too shocked to think about a forgein language.. :rolleyes:

Did you download the cds?
If so did you checksum the downloaded file, and also checksum the cd once you'd burned to it?

No, i bought them. So it shouldnt be the cds.
Is it possible that the Sata hd and mainboard are indicating this problems?

From my pcmcia-cs.3.2.3-5mdk.i586.rpm :
I wonder why does your pc indicate to linux that such things are needed?
Have you turned off BIOS settings like Plug 'n Play?

I'm just a newbie when i talk about linux :D

1. computer shop where i used to work set the bios settings.
2. I dont know but I think, that the problem is SATA, isnt it?

You can check and change the BIOS settings probably by pressing the delete key when the machine first boots. I think you must have already to set it to boot off CD.

I dont know what SATA is, I'm just an LQ Addict (not a Guru) ;)

Do you think that in the bios pcmcia is enabled?
I just tried to install winxp, there was (as usual) a fault and it crashed... :(

Just tried to install redhat again. this warning appeared:

"no hard drivers have been found. you probably need to manually choose device drivers for the installation to succeed...."

what do i have to do?

maybe you need to do this??

From Redhat Install guide:

If the installation program does not properly detect your hardware, you may need to restart the
installation in expert mode. Enter expert mode using the following boot command:
boot: linux noprobe
For text mode installations, use:
boot: linux text noprobe
Expert mode disables most hardware probing, and gives you the option of entering options for the
drivers loaded during the installation. The initial boot messages will not contain any references to
SCSI or network cards. This is normal; these devices are supported by modules that are loaded
during the installation process.

Are you sure your hard drive is being detected properly? When you turn on your comp, hit the delete key to get into your BIOS, then go to the section that will either detect your HDD or show you it's information. It doesn't make sense that no OS would install, so if your HDD is being detected, than my guess is, it's a bad HDD. If you can afford to lose all data on the drive, go into rescue mode, and fdisk the drive, create a partition that occupies the whole drive and then mke2fs the partition:

mke2fs /dev/hda1

(but this will delete all info on the disk, so be ready for that.)
Once you have the new partition, do a fsck.ext2 -c /dev/hda1 and this will scan for bad blocks and mark them, if this fails, post the results of this test.

HTH
Mike.

MSI support manual download

If that's a drive with nothing installed, first get the bios to recognise it, then use the rescue mode or other boot disk and zero out the drive first (IDE1 master assumed).

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda

KNOPPIX Linux Live CD
Linux Bootable Business Card
Tom's Root and Boot floppy