Bug 144213 - Bug: Assertion (heads < 256) at disk_dos.c:486 in function probe_partition_for_geom() failed
Summary: Bug: Assertion (heads < 256) at disk_dos.c:486 in function probe_partition_fo...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 138419
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 3
Hardware: athlon
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Katz
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-01-05 02:17 UTC by Tony Adams
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:10 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2006-02-21 19:07:50 UTC
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2005-01-05 02:18 UTC, Tony Adams
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Description Tony Adams 2005-01-05 02:17:05 UTC
Description of problem:

Each time the installation program reads from the hard disks this 
error comes up (Bug: Assertion (heads < 256) at disk_dos.c:486 in 
function probe_partition_for_geom() failed).  I can Ignore or Cancel 
past it, but it will cause the install to abort when I try to load 
the packages.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:

Every time

Steps to Reproduce:

1.Boot from install CD
2.Select language and keyboard layout (US. English)
3.Window pops up "Bug: Assertion (heads < 256) at disk_dos.c:486 in 
function probe_partition_for_geom() failed
4.Click Ignore or Cancel 4 times (there doesn't seem to be any 
functional difference) and I'm presented with the Installation Type 
screen.
5.Choose Workstation
6.Choose automatic or manual partitioning and the error is back(Bug: 
Assertion (heads < 256) at disk_dos.c:486 in function 
probe_partition_for_geom() failed)
7.6 clicks clear it and I can tell it which drive to install to.
8.Once the drive is selected and I agree to wipe out the data on the 
drive the error returns again.
9.2 clicks clear it and the install appears to move on
10.setu pgrub, network, firewall, language, time zone, and set root 
password
11.choose to install default (or custom) packages
12.click through box indicating which disks I'll need
13.error is back, three clicks of the cancel button get me a new 
window "An Exception Occurred" I'm given the opportunity to save a 
bunch of info to floppy disk and I'm asked to report the bug to this 
site.
  
Actual results:

Install fails

Expected results:

Successful install

Additional info:

Athlon XP1600+, 512MB RAM
ECS K7S5A motherboard

Comment 1 Tony Adams 2005-01-05 02:18:56 UTC
Created attachment 109353 [details]
This file was written to floppy by the bug catcher within anaconda

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2005-01-05 02:20:20 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 138419 ***

Comment 3 John Igoe 2005-02-03 23:24:30 UTC
I received the same bug but also received several others:
BUG
Assertion((C * heads + H) * sectors + S==A) at disk_dos.c:495 in 
function probe_partition_for_geom() failed.

BUG
Assertion(heads > 0) at disk_dos.c:485 in function 
probe_partition_for_geom() failed.

BUG
Assertion(sectors <= 63) at disk_dos.c:490 in function 
probe_partition_for_geom() failed.

I am running a Dell PIII with 90GB & 40GB hard drives.

Comment 4 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 19:07:50 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.


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