Bug 68670

Summary: installation problem
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Hans-Peter Bernhard <h.p.bernhard>
Component: kernelAssignee: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv>
Status: CLOSED WORKSFORME QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version: 7.3CC: h.p.bernhard
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Description Hans-Peter Bernhard 2002-07-12 11:34:08 UTC 
Description of Problem:
I cannot install redhat on my notebook hp xe4500
misterious bug: w2k works without any problem.
I can install redhat 7.0 without any problem.
If I install redhat 7.3 it leads to a complete mess, 
sometimes the harddisk could not be identfied. sometimes
it cannot format the desired partitions.
If I have installed a rh 7.0 and I am going to update the
then the installation procedure is not able to find a previous
installation.
ibm harddisk 30GB

If I use a different harddisk IBM 4.5 GB.
it works without any problem.

If I plug the harddisk in a different PC it works without 
any problem.

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How Reproducible:
just install


Steps to Reproduce:
1. just install
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Comment 1 Hans-Peter Bernhard 2002-07-12 11:35:48 UTC 
Created attachment 65105 [details]
anaconda error log
Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2002-07-23 16:15:22 UTC 
There are alot of IDE errors coming from the /dev/hda device.

I'm not sure if this is a kernel IDE driver bug or an indication the drive is
failing, reassigning.
Comment 3 Hans-Peter Bernhard 2002-07-26 08:48:15 UTC 
thanks for the comment, but what can I do about it?
now I kow that the disk is not defekt, I have 30 identical notebooks and tested
several. the same behaviour.
I am not an expert, I am not able to debug IDE driver software.
Comment 4 Arjan van de Ven 2002-07-26 08:53:41 UTC 
can you try passing "ide=nodma" to the installer?
eg type "linux ide=nodma" at the very first syslinux screen?
Comment 5 Hans-Peter Bernhard 2002-07-26 09:12:10 UTC 
I am sorry to say that it does not help either :-(
Comment 6 Hans-Peter Bernhard 2002-07-30 13:28:38 UTC 
The 2.4 kernel (or some parts, I am no expert) has bugs with ide drives!
Therefore, install the system (RH7.3) on a functional disk (ibm travelstar
4.6GB) download the kernel 2.5.29i, compile and install it.
 
Phuu it works!
Comment 7 Hans-Peter Bernhard 2002-07-30 14:20:14 UTC 
Sorry I forgot to mention:

The final working partitions (with the new kernel) have to be moved to the
destination disk. I used ghost.