Re: help with Fedora

[Willem van der Walt <wvdwalt@csir.co.za>]

Yes, it is linux rescue.
Regards, Willem


On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Scott Berry wrote:

> Okay thanks for the help I will check that.
>
> Is there a special way to get in to the rescue process?  Like typing "linux 
> rescue" on the first disk?
>
>
>
> At 01:44 AM 7/28/2005, you wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> I would try going into rescue mode with fc3 and run fdisk to have a look at 
>> the disk.  Once in rescue mode, fdisk /dev/hda should go in the p command 
>> then should show the partitions.  If that give a simelar error, I would 
>> start checking the hardware.
>> Make sure the existing linux on the hard drive still boots etc.
>> A thing that i assume you have checked is that the drive is actually 
>> connected to the first primary IDE controler and therefore is called hda.
>> I have had machines where the only drive was connected to the second IDE 
>> controler's master making it hdc.
>> HTH Willem
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Scott Berry wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello list,
>>> 
>>> I am having a problem with a Toshiba laptop.  When I go to install Fedora 
>>> I get as far as the partitioning.  I wanted to do an automatic when I 
>>> tried this however, it gave an error like this:  "i/o error not able to 
>>> read /dev/hda."  I thought it was because there is another Linux 
>>> distribution on the system but I went in and did a manual but the New Edit 
>>> and Delete would not come up for some reason.  Can some one give me some 
>>> advice as how I might go about fixing this?  It is Fedora 3.  I am 
>>> currently using sighted assistance because my notebook does not have a 
>>> serial port so I will have to set up Speakup for software speech.  Thanks 
>>> much.
>>> 
>>> Scott
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