Error while trying to upgrade from RH8 toi FC1
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Tue Dec 30 20:42:34 UTC 2003
Robin Laing wrote:
> I am trying to move upto Fedora Core from RH 8 and during the upgrade I
> keep getting an error message and being told to reboot. This message
> occurs right after I select the partition to upgrade. (/dev/hda3)
>
> --- error message
> Error mounting device sda1 as /mnt/pix.
> No such file or directory
>
> This most likely means this partition has not been formatted.
>
> Press OK to reboot your system.
>
> --- end error message.
>
> I don't have a scsi drive or controller (sda1) so I would assume that
> the install is trying to use the CD rom or the partition that my RH 8 is
> installed on and is having problems with linking.
>
> This error occurs in either graphical or text install attempts at the
> same location.
>
> I guess I will hold off on Fedora until I hear an answer.
>
> CD have been tested using the install test routine and all have been
> confirmed.
The SCSI driver is also used to handle USB and Firewire storage units
(FLASH, CompactMedia, MemoryStick, etc).
If you have ANY block-addressable, random-access mass storage OTHER than
real disks on SCSI or IDE controllers, disconnect them and retry the
install.
"sda...It ain't just for SCSI anymore!" ;-)
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