On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:06 PM, David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > On 02/15/2011 04:43 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> I've tried the mini.iso and full net-iso for both the >> gnu/bsd and gnu/linux system (i386) and no matter what I try it fails >> to partition my drive. >> eg. >> "[!!] Partition disks >> Failed to create a file system >> The ufs file system creation in partition #6 of ATA1 (ad0) failed" > > On 02/16/2011 07:01 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> Every installation medium that I've tried fails. Those trials include >> net-install-iso, mini-iso, full-diskOne-iso. . .with both linux and >> bsd kernels. > >> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 11:22 PM, David Christensen >>> >>> It sounds like you have a hardware problem. The following is an outline >>> of >>> how I do a thorough system hardware diagnostic. > > On 02/17/2011 04:39 AM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> >> Thanks for the (sarcastic?) reply. >> The reason I don't think that it's a hardware problem is because (1) >> that machine had Lenny running on it for over a year, (2) the upgrade >> from Lenny to Squeeze resulted in the machine running Squeeze with no >> problem, and (3) I can partition the HDD using other methods (other >> OS's, gparted, etc). > > Please keep the thread on list (use "Reply to All"). > >
Ooops! I meant to. > It's your choice whether or not to verify the hardware. Logically, if the > hardware is good, then that leaves the software or the operator. > I agree. > > Going down the software path: > > 1. Which *specific* Debian ISO(s) did you download (please respond per #5, > below)? > The various ones (netsinstall, mini, full-disk-one) from the debian.org site (debian.org/distrib/netinst, debian.org/CD/http-ftp/#stable). > 2. Did you verify the checksum(s)? > no > 3. Do your disk(s) have a menu item for checking the integrity of the > disk(s)? Did you run it? no, but the disks are fine. I've installed other OS's in the meantime. > > 4. Have you tried using the disk(s) to install Debian on other computers? > no > 5. Last week, I built the machine I'm typing on from an ISO obtained with > jigdo and the following. It is known good. If the above items don't help, > then please try it: > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.0/i386/jigdo-dvd/ > > MD5SUMS > > MD5SUMS.sign > > debian-6.0.0-i386-DVD-1.jigdo > > debian-6.0.0-i386-DVD-1.template > > > David > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject > of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d5d71b8.20...@holgerdanske.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi=8hjtgmk1_su8hsjjkcyyapsj7bvv2pren1...@mail.gmail.com
