HD Install :: cfdisk cannot recognize 6/60GB HDD on a AMD266Mhz



Quote (kore @ Mar. 02 2007,17:30)
UPDATE 2.
I think the problem was not so much "puppyserialdetect", but the type of serial mouse I was using. Not all old/new hardware are compatible with each other.

Congrats. You can tell from my reply that I suspected it could be the mouse since the script was detecting it some of the time. You should let the other distro's developers know about that, though, since detection should be consistent for the same piece of hardware (assuming it's in the same operating condition all the time).
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2. Concerning the inability of detecting my HDDs in DSL, I think it's a unique case & might not be faced by anyone else.

I'm curious why you think it's unique. (I do, too, but only because I've not had the same experience you've had.)
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Not including the fact that it's nearly a 10year old mobo.

It's as old as the one I'm using now. I'm glad I've not had the same problems you have. :cool:
From the manpage of cfdisk:
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The geometry used by cfdisk is found as follows. First the partition table is examined, to see what geometry was used by the previous program that changed it. If the partition table is empty, or contains garbage, or does not point at a consistent geometry, the kernel is asked for advice. If nothing works 255 heads and 63 sectors/track is assumed. The geometry can be overridden on the command line or by use of the `g' command. When partitioning an empty large modern disk, picking 255 heads and 63 sectors/track is always a good idea. There is no need to set the number of cylinders, since cfdisk knows the disk size.

Next, cfdisk tries to read the current partition table from the disk drive. If it is unable to figure out the partition table, an error is displayed and the program will exit. This might also be caused by incorrect geometry information, and can be overridden on the command line. Another way around this problem is with the -z option. This will ignore the partition table on the disk.

DSL's cfdisk works fine for my 164GB drive.
Quote (roberts @ Mar. 02 2007,20:50)
From the manpage of cfdisk:
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When partitioning an empty large modern disk, picking 255 heads and 63 sectors/track is always a good idea. There is no need to set the number of cylinders, since cfdisk knows the disk size.

Geez, I glanced right over 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 119150 cylinders.
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DSL's cfdisk works fine for my 164GB drive.

Works great for mine, too, regardless of size (max 300GB). Keep up the good work.

original here.