Hi,
I am trying to install RH9 from CD on a 40 Gig HD in a brand new system. Choose automatic partitioning with Disk Druid on hda, get the three recommended partitions:
dev/hda1 /boot ext3 102 MB 1 13 dev/hda2 / ext3 38492 MB 14 4933 dev/hda3 swap 510 MB 4934 4998
and when trying to install the packages I get a window saying "Formatting / filesystem" and the system freezes right there! After 1-2 minutes another warning "An error occured trying to format hda2. This problem is serious and the install cannot continue. Please to reboot your system". Choosing manual partitioning with Disk Druid produces the same output. I also tried to install Red Hat 8 and Mandrake 9.0 /9.1 and the same result: installation stops at partitioning!
Several times the install process produced a bug report regarding anaconda and asked me to save it on a diskette but the install terminated with a crash and I could not save the info!
A crash or a reboot follows and I have no clue what is the problem! Maybe my BIOS has a problem with the disk geometry! Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Felix _______________________________________