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#1 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:29 AM

OS: White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 March 2005 release.
Machine: IBM ThinkCentre M Series 2.8 GHz, 256MB RAM, IDE 40GB HD.

Error message: Error enabling swap device hda: Invalid argument. This
most likely means this swap partition has not been initialized. Press
OK to reboot your system.

Since White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 is a clone of Redhat
Enterprise Linux 3.0, I assume the solution described below would apply
to redhat as well.

Solution: I replaced the IDE hard drive.

I tried using disk druid instead of autopartition. It didn't solve the
problem.

LB
"If you spend hours attempting to install an OS or app, only to
discover that it was something trivial preventing the installation,
share it with the world to save others the hassle and aggravation."

#2 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:29 AM

ADDENDUM

For those who do not have a spare drive, another solution might be to
level the hard drive/w a tool such as MaxBlast (free tool from Maxtor).
Version 4 can be found at,

http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Ma...&downloadID=57

I have found that when disk druid and MS-fdisk have failed to
manage/modify the partitions correctly, MaxBlast has solved the
problem.

LB
"If insurance companies were automobile dealerships, they would collect
payment for the vehicle you were allegedly purchasing, yet never allow
you to drive it."

#3 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:30 AM

On 23 Apr 2005 17:43:47 -0700, lbunet@yahoo.com
<lbunet@yahoo.com> wrote:
> OS: White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 March 2005 release.
> Machine: IBM ThinkCentre M Series 2.8 GHz, 256MB RAM, IDE 40GB HD.
>
> Error message: Error enabling swap device hda: Invalid argument. This
> most likely means this swap partition has not been initialized. Press
> OK to reboot your system.
>
> Since White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 is a clone of Redhat
> Enterprise Linux 3.0, I assume the solution described below would apply
> to redhat as well.
>
> Solution: I replaced the IDE hard drive.
>
When you replaced the drive, did you still use the whole drive
(/dev/hda, not a partition) for swap?

--
"I deleted a file from my PC last week and I have just realized that I
need it. If I turn my system clock back two weeks will I have my file
back again?"

#4 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:36 AM

Bill Marcum wrote:
> On 23 Apr 2005 17:43:47 -0700, lbunet@yahoo.com
> <lbunet@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > OS: White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 March 2005
release.
> > Machine: IBM ThinkCentre M Series 2.8 GHz, 256MB RAM, IDE 40GB HD.
> >
> > Error message: Error enabling swap device hda: Invalid argument.
This
> > most likely means this swap partition has not been initialized.
Press
> > OK to reboot your system.
> >
> > Since White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 is a clone of
Redhat
> > Enterprise Linux 3.0, I assume the solution described below would
apply
> > to redhat as well.
> >
> > Solution: I replaced the IDE hard drive.
> >
> When you replaced the drive, did you still use the whole drive
> (/dev/hda, not a partition) for swap?

Concerning the new drive, I allowed WBEL3 to use the entire drive
(autopartition), and it created a swap partition.

>
> --
> "I deleted a file from my PC last week and I have just realized that
I
> need it. If I turn my system clock back two weeks will I have my file
> back again?"

#5 (**permalink**) 01-18-2008, 07:37 AM

Bill Marcum wrote:
> On 23 Apr 2005 17:43:47 -0700, lbunet@yahoo.com
> <lbunet@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > OS: White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 March 2005
release.
> > Machine: IBM ThinkCentre M Series 2.8 GHz, 256MB RAM, IDE 40GB HD.
> >
> > Error message: Error enabling swap device hda: Invalid argument.
This
> > most likely means this swap partition has not been initialized.
Press
> > OK to reboot your system.
> >
> > Since White Box Enterprise Linux 3.0 Respin 2 x386 is a clone of
Redhat
> > Enterprise Linux 3.0, I assume the solution described below would
apply
> > to redhat as well.
> >
> > Solution: I replaced the IDE hard drive.
> >
> When you replaced the drive, did you still use the whole drive
> (/dev/hda, not a partition) for swap?

You're so clever and mysterious Mr. Iglou. No, disk druid chose the
entire drive, and it didn't matter whether I manually partitioned
(which I did, and disk druid allowed me to save and continue), or auto
(I did). Anaconda produced the above error in both intances.

Since the (first) drive was taken from a Windows box, I assume there
was something within the drive's boot or FAT sectors that disk druid
didn't know how to handle. I don't recall what was on the second drive
(may have been FBSD), but it worked fine.

LB

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