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knx-hdinstall Failure
Hi there,
I'm getting a strange error when trying to install Knoppix 3.3 on AMD K6 System with 10GB HDD.
When I run knx-hdinstall I get the welcome screen (...this software is beta ... blablabla) and then in next window I get
/dev/ Can't make subwindow [....]
error. Does anybody know how to do about that? It seems as if install can't access my partitions even though they are properly set up, mounted and recognized in /proc/partitions. Before the window comes up I get a strange output on console which says something about /dev/sda and outputs some failures about that device. This device is also shown in /etc/partitions allthough I am not sure which device this should be (I only have on HDD -> hda and 2 cdroms).
Anybody got an idea?
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Re: knx-hdinstall Failure
Originally Posted by
schoeppchen
Hi there,
I'm getting a strange error when trying to install Knoppix 3.3 on AMD K6 System with 10GB HDD.
When I run knx-hdinstall I get the welcome screen (...this software is beta ... blablabla) and then in next window I get
/dev/ Can't make subwindow [....]
error. Does anybody know how to do about that? It seems as if install can't access my partitions even though they are properly set up, mounted and recognized in /proc/partitions.
You don't want the partitions mounted when you try to install.
Before the window comes up I get a strange output on console which says something about /dev/sda and outputs some failures about that device. This device is also shown in /etc/partitions allthough I am not sure which device this should be (I only have on HDD -> hda and 2 cdroms).
/dev/sda is a reference to a SCSI devivce. Likely your cdrom drive as they are accessed throught scsi emulation. Are you trying to install to a cdrom?
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Ok, now I've tested it a little bit. I always get the following error after welcome-screen, no matter what I do:
-x-x-x-
You have /dev/
Can't make sub-window at (33,12),
size (1,54)
-x-x-x-
My Partitions are:
primary 7,8GB ext3
extended
logical 0,2GB swap
I tried the following:
- call knx-hdinstall with mounted partitions
- call knx-hdinstall with unmounted partitions
I even deleted all partitions and tried to run knx-hdinstall, but I always get the same error.
What's wrong? Perhaps my harddisk is too old for Knoppix, but that would surprise me. Running 'badblocks' gives me no bad sectors....
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Never seen that error before- try knoppix-installer instead.
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knoppix-installer lets me partition the disk - but I can only select "Partition disk" and "Quit" but nothing else. So after partitioning disk I cannot do anything but Quit. Should there be another selection?
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Hi folks,
I have exactly the same Problem:
When I try to install Knoppix 3.3 version of 19.11.2003 using knx-hdinstall i get a similar error saying
"You have /dev/
Can't make sub-window at ..."
I' trying this on a Shuttle barebone with an on-board ProSavage DDR graphic chip, a 1300Mhz Duron and a 180GB HD with /dev/hda9 as last Partition of 2.6GB
It doesn't matter if the partitions are mountet or not, I even tried changing the xmodule; vesa instead of savage.
It may be an issue with the graphics chip, which is currently not 100% supported.
The confusing thing is, on all other Machines I ever tried knx-hdinstall it works...
Ice
P.S. My first post at this site!
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knoppix-installer should indeed give you manyu options. Maybe try booting knoppix 2 and then run the installer from there.
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I always start up using 'knoppix 2', no need for X on a server
I think the whole problem has something to do with a failure in recognizing the partitions. I will do some analysis later and maybe I find out why all this happens.
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Originally Posted by
schoeppchen
knoppix-installer lets me partition the disk - but I can only select "Partition disk" and "Quit" but nothing else. So after partitioning disk I cannot do anything but Quit. Should there be another selection?
Have you formated the partitions? If not try that and then run the installer.
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