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Fedora Installation Problem..HELPPPPPP
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 6:42 pm
by 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?
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 7:07 am
by 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
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:30 pm
by 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