| Summary: | Windows 98 can't read disk after Fisher was installed | ||
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| Product: | [Retired] Red Hat Linux | Reporter: | Need Real Name <thhoye> |
| Component: | anaconda | Assignee: | Michael Fulbright <msf> |
| Status: | CLOSED NOTABUG | QA Contact: | Aaron Brown <abrown> |
| Severity: | high | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | 7.1 | CC: | wayfarer-rhb |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | i686 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
| Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | |
| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2001-03-08 07:23:14 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
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Description
Need Real Name
2001-02-19 12:03:26 UTC
How was your system partitioned before installing Fisher? How do your partitions look now (you can use the fdisk -l /dev/hda, for example, to get the partitions on /dev/hda)? fdisk -l info for all my disks. hdf is the one that doesn't work in DOS. I have been tipped by a person who thinks he may have had the same problem, that fdisk /mbr might fix it. I have not tried it yet, as I wanted to be able to give you the info you need. Unless I hear from you again in a few days, I'll try it, and let you know what happens.I have not changed the layout of the disks after I installed Redhat. Disk /dev/hde: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1229 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hde1 * 1 396 3180838+ b Win95 FAT32 /dev/hde2 397 399 24097+ 83 Linux /dev/hde3 400 1229 6666975 5 Extended /dev/hde5 400 1220 6594651 83 Linux /dev/hde6 1221 1229 72261 82 Linux swap Disk /dev/hdf: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1046 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdf1 * 2 1046 8393962+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdf5 2 1046 8393931 b Win95 FAT32 Disk /dev/hdg: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 5473 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdg1 * 1 5473 43961841 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA) Have you tried the newer wolverine beta? No, should that fix the disk, or just crash it again? I haven't fixed it yet. Just FYI, I've had the same problem with Fisher and Win98. The partition setup I ended up with is as follows: Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1027 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 16 128488+ 6 FAT16 /dev/hda2 17 19 24097+ 83 Linux /dev/hda3 325 1027 5646847+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda4 20 324 2449912+ 5 Extended /dev/hda5 20 315 2377588+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 316 324 72261 82 Linux swap Yes, the partitions were originally out of disk order. Unfortunately, I didn't have the foresight to make a list of the original partition boundaries. Although Windows (off /dev/hda1 or a boot floppy) apparently has problems with the file allocation table on /dev/hda3 (namely, the directory listing looks like the Matrix), Linux reads it just fine. I haven't been able to reproduce this bug--for lack of trying. When I do the ol' Windows format/reinstall on /dev/hda3, I'll try installing Wolverine, just to see if the bug persists in the newest beta. However, I have a feeling that the gremlin that popped up in the Fisher install has done its job and gone home for a nice cuppa tea. Partitioning seems to causes lots of problems on certain systems, I am sorry you encountered these issues. I am not sure what we can do at this point to help. I will close the bug as NOTABUG (closest match to the situation we have) but please reopen if you have new problems or information. |