Can't format /boot

Java Samurai javasamurai5 at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 21 13:34:57 UTC 2004


In Anaconda th last thing that happens is 
* moving (1) to step preinstallconfig

Does anyone know how I can further debug this?
How do I look at what is happening step by step?

Thanks

--- Java Samurai <javasamurai5 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to install RH9. I get all the way to the
> final steps. It says
> 'formating /' which works. But when it gets to
> 'formating /boot' it fails and tells me the
> 'hardware
> doesn't support this version of Linux'. But it
> doesn't
> tell me why.
> 
> The hard drive is a Western Digital 10Gb. It used to
> have Windows, but I wiped it clean.
> The motherboard is Soyo SY-5EHM1.1 with the latest
> bios. I let Disk Druid partition the drive
> automatically.
> 
> I tried formating each partition individually with
> Disk Druid, but still no luck.
> 
> Maybe there is a bios setting I need to use?
> 
> Please help
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
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