Dne, 10. 03. 2011 17:56:23 je chris napisal(a):
Hello,
I am trying to setup squeeze on a machine with a WD2001FAS (2TB). The
first problem I am having is that when I initialize the drive it
doesn't prompt me for MBR/GPT so I assume its doing GPT? Secondly,
when I create my first partition it is 8GB, ext4, I cannot make it
bootable. I continue the install and grub fails to install on sda. I
tried playing with the SATA mode in the bios ide/sata/ahci, no luck.
Is this something thats happening due the size? Is this one of those
drives with a weird sector size and maybe thats doing it? Why does
grub fail? Can I somehow get the installer do install grub1 instead?
Any insight would be greatly appreaciated
chris
I'd reccommend partitioning (setting up) the drive in advance; if you
lack a working GNU/Linux system, a live CD with gparted (such as an
Ubuntu Live) will do. I prefer GPT but that's just a personal choice
really; the same goes for grub (I prefer Grub 2 because it is more
capable and very actively developed). As for special requirements (and
a hands-on experience) see the website in my signature. There's a
heading about WD20EARS specifically you may want to read. I am not sure
if your drive is one of the "advanced format" drives though -- please
do consult Google and the WD site for that, before doing anything with
the drive.
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