Error while trying to upgrade from RH8 toi FC1

[Rick Stevens]

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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