SV: SV: 486sx rh5.1 install IDE drive problem

[Tom Simonsen <tomsi netpartner no>]

It is clear that RH doesn't see your drive; that's why you get the message
about. I just tried booting linux hda=1024,15,63 on my problem machine and
that 
one accepted this... 

As long as you haven't used the " character or spaces between hda, =, and
the 
parameters; you are doing it correctly.

Do you have another disk you can try ?

Check that it is set up as master/standalone. If it is an old Conner drive,
and
you are using it together with a slave (eg. CDROM), it might not work.

You could also download a new boot disk from RedHat's ftp site.

Hope this is of some help.

Tom

> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> Fra:	Daniel A. Theobald [SMTP:theo vecnatech com]
> Sendt:	12. november 1998 17:09
> Til:	redhat-install-list redhat com
> Emne:	Re: SV: 486sx rh5.1 install IDE drive problem
> 
> The drive is clean, I formatted it in the bios.  It is only a 200 mb
> drive, just
> want to install enough to make it a ppp gateway (the FAQ says you need
> about 150
> to do this)
> 
> I tried entering "linux hda=685,16,38" (which I got from the autodetect in
> the
> bios) at the boot prompt, but after getting through the first sequence of
> things
> (before flashing to the first rh install screen) it told me that
> "hda=685,16,38"
> that was an unknow option (or something to that effect)  I booted using
> the
> rh5.1 boot image?  What did I do wrong?
> 
> Later in the install then it says
> "You don't have any hard drives available! You probably forgot to
> configure a
> SCSI controller."
> 
> Help!
> daniel
> 
> 
> 
> Tom Simonsen wrote:
> 
> > HI,
> >
> > I had the same problem on an old 486 myself. The problem is probably a
> hard
> > disk which has more
> > than 1024 cylinders; at least that was my problem... What I had to do
> was
> > the following.
> >
> > 1. I entered the BIOS and found out the hard disk parameters (e.g.
> 8192cyl,
> > 15 hds, 63 secs)
> > 2. Bootet from a DOS boot floppy, and ran fdisk.
> > 3. Removed any partitions it found.
> > 4. turned off the machine.
> > 5. booted RH Linux (I used RH5.1) from the diskette.
> > 6. At the boot: prompt, I entered linux hda=8192,15,63
> >
> > This worked. Probably, it isn't necessary to run fdisk from DOS first,
> but I
> > like to install a small
> > DOS partition (<50MB) with CDROM support, which I use for creating boot
> > floppies etc.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > > -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> > > Fra:  Daniel A. Theobald [SMTP:theo vecnatech com]
> > > Sendt:        11. november 1998 21:57
> > > Til:  redhat-install-list redhat com
> > > Emne: 486sx rh5.1 install IDE drive problem
> > >
> > > I hope this is not a dumb question,
> > > I have tried to look through the archives and have not found much...
> > >
> > > My problem:
> > >
> > > I am trying to install an old 486 with rh5.1 to use as a firewall.
> > > ftp install off of another box.
> > > it has 20mb memory
> > > I boot off the disk
> > > during the initial screen (after boot) I see that it recognized my
> hard
> > > disk hda: Conner Peripherals etc...
> > > but then says hda: unrecognized partition table or something just
> before
> > > it flashes to the first install screen.
> > > yadda yadda insert supp disk...
> > > No scsi devices..
> > > After I select fdisk (or disk druid) it tells me that there are no
> valid
> > > devices on which to create a new file system.
> > >
> > > The HD detects just fine in the bios.  I formatted it in the bios.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > > is there a (disk bootable) utility for creating a new partition table
> or
> > > something?
> > >
> > > thanks for your help,
> > > daniel
> > >
> > >
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