Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 6791
Partition table corrupt on install
Last modified: 2015-01-07 18:39:37 EST
I am trying to install RHLinux6.1 for the first time. When I am asked to choose a partition to install to, I get the message Partition table corrupt ... No access to hdc. hdc is where I need to install. I reported this install problem before & was asked to download a new "anaconda" boot disk & an installation updates diskette from the errata section. I did that & created the revised diskettes. When using the "anaconda" boot diskette, I was never prompted to insert the updates diskette. My install attempt went like this: (1)boot from anaconda boot diskette (2) boot:linux updates (3)aic7xxx driver loads (4)language English (5)keyboard US (6)medium=CDROM (7)VGA screen appears (8)I choose two-button mouse (9)Next (10)Next (11)I choose custom installation (12)Next (13)Error Message: An error occurred...Partition table corrupt. No access to hdc. I was not prompted for the undates diskette up to this point & I cannot continue without access to hdc. sartory@bellsouth.net
Today I found that by doing the install in the text mode instead of the graphics mode I got a prompt to enter the updates diskette. However, the updates had no effect on the error. I continue to get a Partition table corrupt message. But NT & OS2 & SuSE all find no partition table problem.
What is currently on hdc? Sounds like there is some trash on it which Disk Druid is having problems dealing with. Try using fdisk to partition the drive and see if that makes any difference. To get to fdisk, you will need to run the installer in expert mode, which means you will need to type "linux expert" at the boot prompt.
Closing out this bug due to lack of activity. Please reopen if you are still having problems getting 6.1 installed on your system.