probs with nvidia sata

["Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"]

Jóhann B. Guðmundsson wrote:
> David Timms wrote:
>> ne... wrote:
>>> On 12/11/2007, Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net> wrote:
>>>> Le Lun 12 novembre 2007 11:29, ne... a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>>> Provide us with double error or some such output...
>>>>>> And some HW info and take a look at
>>>>> AMD X2 4400+ Gigabyte GA-K8NS Ultra-939 mobo, 2x 80GB & 1x 200GB
>>>>> Western Digital hard drives.
>>>> I can't speak for the install part since I use a rolling rawhide setup
>>>> but this hardware should work fine once installed (I have a AMD X2
>>>> 4400+ + Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 mobo, maxtor drives)
>>> My thoughts exactly till I got the double free error. This box also has
>>> FC7, FC6, FC5, FC4 & FC3 installs on it. Plus openSUSE 10.1 & CentOS 5.
>>> Never had any problems before yesterday. My hard drives are all SATA 
>>> tho...
>> Does a DVD install proceed ?
>>
>> I've noticed that you need to put the iso on a non-lvm disk to do an 
>> method=hd install/upgrade. If I don't, I get similar sort of message 
>> {give me your driver disk}.
>>
>> Any way, just some thoughts, I'm keen for issues to have solutions - 
>> and if the solution can't make it back into the installer - then at 
>> least being able to notate the smolt page with hardware bits that 
>> aren't / no longer work is helpful for others with the same hw.
>>
>> Capturing the error even on camera, or typing it in, or using a 
>> serial console to another PC, could be illuminating for those who 
>> know what to look for.
>>
>> DaveT.
>>
> Could this be primary partition problem, as in exceeding number of 
> primary partitions MBR can handle ( 4 ) per disk?
> Does any one know of any limitation regarding this ( 
> Anaconda/grub/driver(s) )
>
Forgot to add BIOS ( limitation ) as well to the list above
> We are talking about
>
> Disk 1 FC3,FC4,FC5,FC6 MBR Full
>
> Disk 2 FC7,FC8, OpenSUSE 10.1, CentOS 5 MBR Full
>
> How are you partitioning the disks?
>
> What types of disk do you have
> Which disk is it failing on, the 200GB or the 80GB ones
> Is the installation path on the same disk as the one your trying to 
> install it on?
> Does DVD install or NFS/FTP/HTTP/PXE ( Network ) install work?
>
> Best regards
>            Johann B.
>
Best regards
             Johann B.