[NTLUG:Discuss] Install Mdk 8.2, RH 7.3 - Hang - Huge HDD - BIOS

[Bug Hunter]

  try using partition magic to generate the partitions and see if redhat
can use them.  The hard drive could be dead

On Sat, 25 May 2002 greenglow484 at juno.com wrote:

> Done some Google searching, also thru RH & Mdk sites/ lists;  no success.
>  Anyone got ideas?
> 
> It's hdc, 3rd HDD.  It's a 60 Gig Western Digital.  My 1997 BIOS (sorry,
> no further patches available) doesn't know what to do with it, so have
> set it in BIOS / CMOS (IDE secondary master) to None.  Then, Window~1 95,
> 2000 & XP can see and deal with it fine.
> 
> Until now, so could Linux.  On Mdk 8.1, and RHat 7.1, either during
> install would pause and time out when trying to get partitions etc., and
> would then proceed with install;  then, after install, on boot, either
> would again pause & then time out when trying to get partition info on
> this HDD;  then, would skip it, go on and boot fine.  In fact, except for
> /boot, all of my Linux install & partitions are on this 3rd HDD.  /boot
> is on hda, a 4 Gig drive.
> 
> Now, neither RHat 7.3 nor Mdk 8.2 will even install.  The install routine
> hangs at trying to get partition info for hdc, and just won't do anything
> further.  No escape, Enter nor other keys work.  Ideas?  TIA