Fedora Installation Problem..HELPPPPPP

[arvmenon]

I was going to install Fedora Core 3 on my 23733XU, but when I try to partition the drive (automatic or manual) I get the message that it can't access the partition table and has to reinitialize the hard drive, causing loss of all data. I tried it a couple of times but it is still a problem. Can anyone help me with this? Is it a problem with Fedora and Redhat or is it a problem with the Thinkpad?

[egibbs]

I installed FC3 on a T20 with no problems, but I did it on a fresh disk.

I suspect that your entire disk is NTFS and Linux can't re-partition it without wiping the existing partition. You could try using Partition Magic to create a FAT32 partition then see if FC3 will go in there, but be sure you have a known good backup before you do anything with partions.

The safest bet is to either get a new drive for Linux, or just let it wipe the disk and start over.

Ed Gibbs

[Volker]

You cannot change the partition table at all? Sounds like the predesktop area security is set to "paranoid" (uhm well I guess the option is really called "secure" in the bios). Go to the bios and change to "normal".

FC3 installed without a problem on my T41.

-Volker