Problem in Partition table when installing FC3

Steve Phillips steve at focb.co.nz
Sat Dec 11 22:08:26 UTC 2004


Muthu wrote:
> hi,
> 
> When I am trying to install FC3 in my system I get error message.
> 
> "The Partition table on hda was unreadable, An error has occured ....."
> "Your Hard disk has to be initalized ..." I dont want to do that..
> 
> I dont know whats problem with my partition table. this how my partition 
> table looks.
> 
> Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> 
>   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1   *         1      1045   8393931    7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/hda2          1046      8205  57505549+   f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary.
> /dev/hda3          7010      7022    104422+  83  Linux
> /dev/hda4          8928      9729   6442065   83  Linux -------------RH9
> /dev/hda5          1046      2320  10241406    7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/hda6          2321      3595  10241406    c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/hda7          3596      4870  10241406    c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
> /dev/hda8          4871      5890   8193118+  83  
> Linux--------------data on RH9
> /dev/hda9          5891      6910   8193118+   7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/hda10         6911      7009    795154+  82  Linux swap
> /dev/hda11         7023      7798   6228400+  83  
> Linux--------------Mandrake-10
> /dev/hda12         7798      8205   3266392+  83  
> Linux--------------Data on Mandrake 10
> 
> I gave arguments like linux hda=9279,255,63 and hda=7025,255,63 but the 
> same problem occurs. Is there any problem in my partition table ?
> 
> I am planning to install FC3 in Mandrake Partition.
> 
> can RH9 and FC3 coexist ?
> 
> I am having internal Modem(HSP56) which does not have driver for 2.6 
> Kernel or above so I want to use RH9.(I know internal modem is not a 
> real modem for time being i have to live with it)
> 
> I dont want to lose RH9 now is there way I can try installing FC3 
> without disturbing RH9 ?
> I more concerned about not to disturb RH9 thats why I am posting here 
> instead of Fedora list.
> 
> Regards,
> Muthu
> 
> I more concerned about not to disturb RH9 thats why I am posting here 
> instead of Fedora list.
> 

If you use third party tools to create a non-standard partitioning 
system then you can expect there to be problems especially if the system 
used is not a recognised or established standard.

It appears that your partitioning system is such a system, I would 
suggest you back everything up and then re-install (using a normal 
partitioning scheme - 3 primary partitions and an extended partition and 
then subpartitions within the extended partition), the error you are 
getting will be (surpisingly) due to the installer being unable to read 
your partition table and make sense of it.

-- 
Steve.




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