fdisk will let you blow away the linux partitions and leave the XP stuff intact. It's d for delete and then it asks you which partition Dave On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 03:52, Dennis Gilmore wrote: > Tell the installer to format the partitions. if you have /home on a > different partition then dont format it. have it auto partition if you > want, but tell it you want to verify what it does and make sure > partitions are formated. should be ok then. > > Dennis > > On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 18:39, ig9f05jg0102@sneakemail.com wrote: > > From: Dave Robbins <drobbins@drobbins.net> > > > > > hmm, > > > you mean you re-installed from scratch and reformated the disk and > > > still had this problem?? > > > > Yes, I did a new install from a cold boot of the boxed RH 8.0 CD > > > > > what did you do, let diskdruid format it for you? > > > > Yes, I let druid do the format, but it was an existing partition from > > where Psyche had been running. > > > > >> since you have a totally hosed system, format it with a dos disk so > > >> linux will see it as a totally alien filesystem and realize > > >> everything has to go away.alternatively you can use linux/fdisk to > > go >> in and blow away the current partitions. > > > > Well, not totally hosed, as I have the bloatwareXP on the system. I was > > so happy with Psyche, that I was close to losing it, and hadn't booted > > into XP since October or so when Psyche hit the streets, (and I used 7.2 > > before that - heck in some fashion, I've used RH since v. 3.x) but now > > somewhat glad I still had XP to be able to get online and check mail, > > and orders, and get some amount of help, which didn't solve the problem, > > but without a functioning partition, I'd have been really hosed. > > > > I've also spent a couple days/nights rebuilding 7.3 to function, but I > > want 8.0 and Phoebe when it's released. I like cutting edge stuff, just > > not bleeding edge ;-) > > > > > > >> Sounds like you need to make the installer realize that "hey, we're > > >> starting from scratch". Is it possible your using the workstation > > >> install option and maybe it see's the correct partitions already > > >> there so it doesn't format? > > > > No, I used the "install everything" option; servers and all of the parts > > and pieces, which is what I'd used before as well, plus had updated it > > all religiously with RHN and apt-get/synaptic > > > > *How can I "make the installer realize that "hey, we're starting from > > scratch"".* without a fdisk of the entire system, just hda3-5? > > > > Ken > > > > >> Dave > > On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 21:22, ig9f05jg0102@sneakemail.com wrote: > > > > >> I had been running Psyche very successfully with a RedHat boxed set > > >> since it was released. I attempted to upgrade my nv drivers to > > >> nvidia drivers and ended up fscking the entire system. After three > > >> days of trying to fix it, with some amount of help, I gave up and > > >> tried to format and install freshly. > > >> > > >> This resulted in no joy ;-( > > >> > > >> It would act perfectly normal up until the part where it says > > >> Installing > > >> packages, with glibc-common-2.2.93-5 (the first file) and hangs ... > > >> forever > > >> Total 0 > > >> Completed 0 > > >> Remaining 0 > > >> > > >> I then did a mediacheck on all three disks, and all three returned > > >> PASS. > > >> > > >> The irony is that I was able to install Valhalla 7.3 and it installed > > >> and runs great, but after being used to Psyche, it isn't what I > > >> want. > > >> > > >> I have tried to upgrade Valhalla to Psyche and it goes through all of > > >> the steps as usual, but gets to that same point and hangs, too. > > >> > > >> Does anyone have any idea what the problem is, or how to get Psyche > > >> to come to the party? > -- > Dennis Gilmore <dennis@dgilmore.net> -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
