Okay thanks for the help I will check that. Is there a special way to get in to the rescue process? Like typing "linux rescue" on the first disk? At 01:44 AM 7/28/2005, you wrote: >Hi, >I would try going into rescue mode with fc3 and run fdisk to have a >look at the disk. Once in rescue mode, fdisk /dev/hda should go in >the p command then should show the partitions. If that give a >simelar error, I would start checking the hardware. >Make sure the existing linux on the hard drive still boots etc. >A thing that i assume you have checked is that the drive is actually >connected to the first primary IDE controler and therefore is called hda. >I have had machines where the only drive was connected to the second >IDE controler's master making it hdc. >HTH Willem > > >On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Scott Berry wrote: > >>Hello list, >> >>I am having a problem with a Toshiba laptop. When I go to install >>Fedora I get as far as the partitioning. I wanted to do an >>automatic when I tried this however, it gave an error like >>this: "i/o error not able to read /dev/hda." I thought it was >>because there is another Linux distribution on the system but I >>went in and did a manual but the New Edit and Delete would not come >>up for some reason. Can some one give me some advice as how I >>might go about fixing this? It is Fedora 3. I am currently using >>sighted assistance because my notebook does not have a serial port >>so I will have to set up Speakup for software speech. Thanks much. >> >>Scott >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Speakup mailing list >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >-- >This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and >e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the >views of the CSIR. >CSIR E-mail Legal Notice >http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html >CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions >http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html >For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR >Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to >HelpDesk at csir.co.za. > > >This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by >MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks >Transtec Computers for their support. > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
