From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; Windows NT 5.0) Description of problem: Trying to install RH on a new laptop, HP Pavilion ZE 5000 series. First tried RH7.3 and consistently got errors related to the partition table, such as invalid partition table, wrong signature. Initially we were trying to set up partitions in Windows XP using Partition Magic but we got the same problems when we tried to let linux set up partitions automatically, and even when we allowed it to overwrite XP. For kicks we tried to install an old version 7.0 lying around and it installed with no problems. From there we tried to upgrade to 7.3 and RH says there is no linux to upgrade!! Now we are working with 7.2 and have found the exact same problems with the partition table whether we install over RH7.0 or try to upgrade. We are attaching a representative error file. We obtained this bug by trying to install, have the installer automatically partition, and remove all partitions on the system. Initially we get an invalid partition table error, wrong signature f82, which if ignored gives messages that the partition table is inconsistent, and finally the installation crashes with the output attached. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install as described above, allowing the installer to automatically partition and remove all partitions on the system. 2. 3. Actual Results: Installer crashed and gave error attached below. Expected Results: Successful install. Additional info: There seem to be a few similar errors in the database but we are not sure they are the same. We are not sure we have a 3ware device but tried making an update from RHBA-2001:131 since the problem seemed similar. However, when we tried to boot using linux updates, the installer started running but when it asked for the diskette with the .img file, the window froze and we could not do anything else.
Created attachment 69304 [details] error from anaconda
These messages: <4>hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } <4>hda: drive not ready for command <4>hda: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest } indicate problems with the hard drive. Do you have more luck if you boot with 'linux ide=nodma'?
We have tried that before and it did not work. We also tried nousb, apm=off, and combinations. Please let us know if you need any more information to come up with a fix. We are stumped, especially since RH7.0 has no problem with the drive or partition table and installs just fine. Thanks.
Sounds like something in the 2.4 kernel not liking your hardware
OK, but what do we do now? We have spent several weeks already working with RH support and the bugzilla system, but we don't have an answer yet. Should we anticipate a bug fix, or should we give up with RH and try another linux distribution? Thanks for your help.
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem persists. The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/