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Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 09:39:27 +0000 (GMT)
From: Thomas Down <thomas@h-dean.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Problems...
To: Ian Hinder <ian@advunit.demon.co.uk>
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A while ago, Ian Hinder wrote:
> I know it is in general considered to be polite to read a newsgroup/
> mailing list for a couple of weeks before posting, but there doesn't
> seem to be any traffic at all on this list...
>
> I am attempting to install ARMLinux on my Risc PC. The spec is
>
> RPC 600 with StrongARM, Risc OS 3.7, 2.6Gb IDE Quantum Fireball
> hard disc.
>
> I have initialised the drive to 3200 cylinders with HForm. I had to
> specify the 'initialise' option rather than the 'format' option
> because if I used the 'format' option it says 'format error on track
> n' for n = 0 to infinity (until I abort). I initially formatted to
> the complete number of cylinders as I didn't realise you needed
> to use less. This worked, but it hung at the end after verifying.
>
Modern IDE discs are generally not designed to be low-level formatted,
and will probably return an error if you try, to prevent any damage.
Reinitialising the disc should be fine. The hang after verifying is
worrying though.
> So, I have initialised the disc to the correct number of cylinders and
> Risc OS gets the right size and can access the partition perfectly.
>
> I then run PartMan and enter ADFS and 4 in the boxes and press return.
>
> I do not get the expected list of partitions. Instead I get
>
> Partition Start sector End sector Size Type
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 0 5008751 2446 MB Free
>
> If I alter the geometry to give my new number of cylinders, 3200,
> it gives
>
> Partition Start sector End sector Size Type
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 0 3225599 1575 MB Free
>
> None of the dialogue boxes from the menu work;
>
> Partition '1' -> Edit...
> Partition '1' -> Delete
> New...
>
> all do nothing.
>
> Has anyone else had any problems like these? I am tearing my hair out
> because I can't think of anything else to try.
>
Check which version of PartMan you are using... I seem to remember having
similar problems with some older versions of PartMan. If you're running a
version before about 1.06, Grab the latest from the FTP site (the link on the
web page could be out of date now), and try again.
Hope this helps,
Thomas
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