teacher Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Install log coming your way. Same errors. Still says a bus error at the very end ibut that is not in the log. I noticed that between 50 and 60% install everything started disappearing off my screen. I was in the middle of posting on the forum and my browser just disappeared. Maybe it was telling me to be quiet and listen. :PWe will conquer this! I am determined to do so. I have noticed that when I boot with the live CD it always says a superblock error on one drive or the other (lately hdb1 or too many mounted partitions or partition of wrong type. (That's all one message). I don't know if that has anything to do with it. --Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Install log coming your way. Same errors. Still says a bus error at the very end ibut that is not in the log. I noticed that between 50 and 60% install everything started disappearing off my screen. I was in the middle of posting on the forum and my browser just disappeared. Maybe it was telling me to be quiet and listen. :PWe will conquer this! I am determined to do so. I have noticed that when I boot with the live CD it always says a superblock error on one drive or the other (lately hdb1 or too many mounted partitions or partition of wrong type. (That's all one message). I don't know if that has anything to do with it. --Julia Can you do a "fdisk -l" (lower case L) of your drive(s).eg:$ su# fdisk -l /dev/hda# fdisk -l /dev/hdb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Never heard of Fat 12. What's that? [root@localhost tmp]# fdisk -l /dev/hdaDisk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80054059008 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9732 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hda1 * 1 1275 10241406 1e Hidden Win95 FAT16 (LBA)/dev/hda2 1276 5805 36387225 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)/dev/hda3 2879 3531 5245222+ 83 Linux/dev/hda4 3532 3800 2158474+ 83 Linux/dev/hda5 1276 1406 1052226 82 Linux swap/dev/hda6 1407 2878 11823808+ 83 Linux/dev/hda7 3800 4450 5222920+ 83 Linux/dev/hda8 4450 5104 5252656+ 83 Linux/dev/hda9 5105 5805 5630751 83 Linux[root@localhost tmp]# fdisk -l /dev/hdbDisk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80054059008 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9732 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hdb1 * 1 1947 15639246 1 FAT12/dev/hdb2 1948 6031 32804730 5 Extended/dev/hdb3 6032 6347 2537104+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb5 1948 2711 6136798+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb6 2712 3988 10257471 83 Linux/dev/hdb7 3989 3996 64228+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb8 3997 4505 4088511 83 Linux/dev/hdb9 4506 5867 10940233+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb10 5868 6031 1317298+ 82 Linux swap[root@localhost tmp]# Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Fat12 is a format for floppies.PS: Was just wondering if your Frozen-Bubble problems were caused by the coaster.I am wrapping up for the night Julia.Back to you tomorrow.Tx for splitting off the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Frozen-bubble was used with another CD that worked fine for everything else. In fact I used two different CDs on two different computers and had the same results. I had all my PCLinuxOS CDs at school for the students to use and had to burn another one for use at home. --Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Frozen-bubble was used with another CD that worked fine for everything else. In fact I used two different CDs on two different computers and had the same results. I had all my PCLinuxOS CDs at school for the students to use and had to burn another one for use at home. --Julia Tx. Low priority problem at the moment but was wondering.Question:What do use hda1 and hdb1 for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 HDB1 is a storage place. I keep backup copies of important distros, and files I don't want to lose. HDA1 actually has XP on it. I have had this computer since July and have booted into it twice. So it is primariily an emergency location. Actually it is the only place I have left that has Access on it so until I get up to speed in another database I need to hang on to it for a while. HDB1 can be reformatted without any problem. Just a shuffle of files and it is easy.--Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Just went in and played in this distro on hubby's computer. I could play every game except frozen-bubble. I was logged in as guest. I don't play the games so much as have them available for students after they have done their work. I have to know what is there and which direction to steer them. It is so nice to have gkrellm on there out of the box, or should I say on the CD. Went in a lot of different aps and played around but on ly bubble gave me fits. Changed my types on my hdb1 and hda1. I can not figure out why hda2 is a win partition. I don't show anything as being on that particular partition. Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hdb1 * 1 1947 15639246 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)/dev/hdb2 1948 6031 32804730 5 Extended/dev/hdb3 6032 6347 2537104+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb5 1948 2711 6136798+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb6 2712 3988 10257471 83 Linux/dev/hdb7 3989 3996 64228+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb8 3997 4505 4088511 83 Linux/dev/hdb9 4506 5867 10940233+ 83 Linux/dev/hdb10 5868 6031 1317298+ 82 Linux swap[root@localhost tmp]# fdisk -l /dev/hdaDisk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80054059008 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9732 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/hda1 * 1 1275 10241406 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)/dev/hda2 1276 5805 36387225 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)/dev/hda3 2879 3531 5245222+ 83 Linux/dev/hda4 3532 3800 2158474+ 83 Linux/dev/hda5 1276 1406 1052226 82 Linux swap/dev/hda6 1407 2878 11823808+ 83 Linux/dev/hda7 3800 4450 5222920+ 83 Linux/dev/hda8 4450 5104 5252656+ 83 Linux/dev/hda9 5105 5805 5630751 83 Linux --Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 My guess. hda extended created from WXP. hdb extended created from Mandrake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Did you check that you could still boot to WXP?PS: Just untarred your log. less'ing and grep'ing my way through it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Julia:I noticed that you were installing to hda9 ReiserFS.I have only tested with ext3. Try reformatting hda9 to ext3 with diskdrake and re-install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I did a HD install to ReiserFS . . . . and had no problems . . . . Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 I did a HD install to ReiserFS . . . . and had no problems . . . . Umm.Hmmmm.Back to the log. Somewhere in it's 4.5MB must be a clue.Julia:Were there any messages, other than the "bus error" that did not make it to the log? ie: Showed on the console.Did you try the install with "livecd xbpp=24 mem=512M"?Zox:Did you try a HD install on your ATI system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Julia:I have forwarded your log to Jaco for a second opinion.More questions:Did you retest the HD install after the partitions were fixed?Are the LiveCDs fstab complaints gone now that you have fixed the partitions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Julia:Were there any messages, other than the "bus error" that did not make it to the log? ie: Showed on the console.Did you try the install with "livecd xbpp=24 mem=512M"?I installed with "livecd xbpp=24 mem=512M xres=1024x768" I get a blank screen without the xres and the mem does not seem to make a difference. I have not bothered to check to see if I can still boot to WXP. It really does not matter. There is actually zero there that is important. I installed programs, updated viruses and have left it except for a time or two back into Access. I don't need access right now and I can reinstall the programs at any time. Tonight I will go back in and reinstall. This morning it was not meant to be. I had a flat tire on my car, my daughter's car was very low on gas and it was just one of those mornings. I need to know I have plenty of time to do an install when I start one and that my mind is focused so that means after work today. Right now I am focusing on the fact that I just found out I am probably teaching e-commerce next week so I need to get started on that curriculum. I will do it tonight, I promise. I will put it on my calendar for 4:00 - first thing when I am home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Tx Julia.Have a better one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zox Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I did a HD install to ReiserFS . . . . and had no problems . . . . Umm.Hmmmm.Back to the log. Somewhere in it's 4.5MB must be a clue.Julia:Were there any messages, other than the "bus error" that did not make it to the log? ie: Showed on the console.Did you try the install with "livecd xbpp=24 mem=512M"?Zox:Did you try a HD install on your ATI system? I did try and success at first try.I screwed up and installed it on my Mandrake partition instead of empty one prepped for PCLOS but I have not regret it It is my default system now and everything works like charm except that screen is offset for 1/8" not 1/25".I am sure that is due to refresh rate/horz. sync of the monitor as I reconfigured X I got rid of it.My CD boot up was "livecd=1280x1024 xbpp=24"Oh yes, frozen bubble is running just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Tx zox:How could I have forgotten that. ;)My memory must be going on me.Tx for the feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 It is my default system now and everything works like charm except that screen is offset for 1/8" not 1/25".I am sure that is due to refresh rate/horz. sync of the monitor as I reconfigured X I got rid of it.Just to confirm. This is no longer an open problem with you.Were you able to fix it with XFdrake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zox Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 It is my default system now and everything works like charm except that screen is offset for 1/8" not 1/25".I am sure that is due to refresh rate/horz. sync of the monitor as I reconfigured X I got rid of it.Just to confirm. This is no longer an open problem with you.Were you able to fix it with XFdrake? Well, sort of.I am back at square one because I am lazy.I used fglrx_XFconfg which gave me proper screen but was screwed up otherwise with mouse etc..I had to go back as I needed comp for something so I reverted my old XF86Config file.This weekend I will have to dig deep and figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 OwynHere i sit doing my install. The computer is running and I have the log working as well. So I am off doing taxes on hubby's computer and reading the latest LinuxFormat. I turn the page and glance up. Something appears in front of my eyes that I have never seen before. It is a menu that says created fstab and next is highlighted. I click on next and am confronted with options for the boot sector. I make my selection and reboot.Dare I say that it installed?I am off to add it to my Lilo and then see what damage I can do from there.--Julia :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Now a thought: I assume that I need to add xbpp=24 xres=1024x768 mem=512M to my lilo somewhere. Is it safe to assume that I would add that on the append line?-Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Now a thought: I assume that I need to add xbpp=24 xres=1024x768 mem=512M to my lilo somewhere. Is it safe to assume that I would add that on the append line?-Julia Great!!!I suspect that the partition problems were really confusing the installer.Try it without those options in lilo. They should allready be in your XF86Config-4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 PS:Could you try booting the CD without mem=512M and re-run the installer.I would like to confirm that this function works with memory > 1GB.Tx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Owyn,She could check what the PCLos /etc/lilo.conf says . . . . and copy that append line . . Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 PPS:If you re-install to the same partition then your master Lilo changes should still be valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 Okay. Off to do a reinstall. Did I really just say that? Maye I should reinstall to a new partition? No I will reinstall for you. Good idea Bruno. I will look at the lilo for the PCLinux first. That will give me some ideas.Thanks--Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 What ?? You managed a successful install and you are going to re-install anyway ?? . . . Owyn . . . . LOLB) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Owyn . . . . LOLYep. I am nasty.But, we changed two things. The partitions and the mem=512M.Need to isolate the cause of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owyn Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 PS: Julia, I hope you reformated the target partition in diskdrake before re-running the install.And, are you formatting ext3 or ReiserFS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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