Hi All,

I try to install SuSE Linux 9.0 from a IDE hard disk but when I set
installation source hda3 I get an error, that the partition can't be
mounted. I have Seagate HDD ST340823A and it was recognized during the
boot peocess. I tried to load IDE drivers, but there is no driver for my
HDD. There is only driver for Seagate ST-02/Fut Domain TMC-8xx. This is
a SCSI driver. Have anybody any idea, what for a driver I can use or
what I should do to solve my problem?

Any help will be appreciate.
With best Regards,
Andrej.

Andrej Litowka <a.litowka@arcor.de> wrote:
> installation source hda3 I get an error, that the partition can't be

Maybe there isn't a hda3 partition.
fdisk -l /dev/hda will show the partitions.

Davide

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The output of fdisk is:

Gerät boot. Anfang Ende Blöcke Id Dateisystemtyp
/dev/hda1 1 3001 24105501 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 3002 3034 265072+ 82 Linux Swap
/dev/hda3 * 3035 4865 14707507+ 83 Linux

Andrej

Davide Bianchi wrote:
> Andrej Litowka <a.litowka@arcor.de> wrote:
>
>>installation source hda3 I get an error, that the partition can't be
>
>
> Maybe there isn't a hda3 partition.
> fdisk -l /dev/hda will show the partitions.
>
> Davide
>

Andrej Litowka schrieb am Sonntag, 29. Februar 2004 11:31 in
comp.os.linux.setup:

> The output of fdisk is:
>
> Gerät boot. Anfang Ende Blöcke Id
> Dateisystemtyp
> /dev/hda1 1 3001 24105501 7 HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/hda2 3002 3034 265072+ 82 Linux Swap
> /dev/hda3 * 3035 4865 14707507+ 83 Linux
Maybe you choose a filesystem for /dev/hda3, that the
Suse-installation-Routine can not deal with.
What tells 'cfdisk' about the filesystem on /dev/hda3?

especially RaiserFS is known to cause problems, but any other
than ext2 may also fail...

bye
TT

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I have ext3. Naybe that is the problem. Is it possible to switch safe to
ext2?

bye
Andrej

Timothy Truckle wrote:
> Andrej Litowka schrieb am Sonntag, 29. Februar 2004 11:31 in
> comp.os.linux.setup:
>
>
>>The output of fdisk is:
>>
>> Gerät boot. Anfang Ende Blöcke Id
>> Dateisystemtyp
>>/dev/hda1 1 3001 24105501 7 HPFS/NTFS
>>/dev/hda2 3002 3034 265072+ 82 Linux Swap
>>/dev/hda3 * 3035 4865 14707507+ 83 Linux
>
> Maybe you choose a filesystem for /dev/hda3, that the
> Suse-installation-Routine can not deal with.
> What tells 'cfdisk' about the filesystem on /dev/hda3?
>
> especially RaiserFS is known to cause problems, but any other
> than ext2 may also fail...
>
> bye
> TT
>

Andrej Litowka schrieb am Sonntag, 29. Februar 2004 12:42 in
comp.os.linux.setup:

> I have ext3. Naybe that is the problem. Is it possible to
> switch safe to ext2?
ext3 brings better performence and and logging of meta data.
Both may not be needed (but wanted ;o) on a privately used
system.
So I'd say yes, it is safe.
At least it will make your installation finnishing.

Later you may prepare your kernel to access other filesystems (I
recomend ext3 or xfs) an change to it which will need copying
all of the data to an new partition. You should then ask again
for help.

bye
TT
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I know now what is my problem. I should load a module for ext3 FS during
the installation. It works!

Thanks for you answers.
Andrej.

Timothy Truckle wrote:
> Andrej Litowka schrieb am Sonntag, 29. Februar 2004 12:42 in
> comp.os.linux.setup:
>
>
>>I have ext3. Naybe that is the problem. Is it possible to
>>switch safe to ext2?
>
> ext3 brings better performence and and logging of meta data.
> Both may not be needed (but wanted ;o) on a privately used
> system.
> So I'd say yes, it is safe.
> At least it will make your installation finnishing.
>
> Later you may prepare your kernel to access other filesystems (I
> recomend ext3 or xfs) an change to it which will need copying
> all of the data to an new partition. You should then ask again
> for help.
>
> bye
> TT