Re: [suse-sparc] Fdisk failed..

From: Bruce Forsberg (forsberg@tns.net)
Date: Wed Dec 26 2001 - 12:50:20 PST

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Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:50:20 -0800
From: Bruce Forsberg <forsberg@tns.net>
Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Fdisk failed..

    > Sung Kyu Park wrote:
    >
    > Hello there!!!!
    >
    > I've tried install suse Linux 7.3 for sparc on my workstation Sun
    > Ultra5 .....

    > The disk has an unsupported partition table. Please repartition disk
    > /dev/hda.
    > I select automatic partition generation...
    > but.. I can't free this error.....
    > How can I initialize partition table?... I aleady try... Delete
    > partition table and disk label in "Experts" partition menu......

    I had the same problem. I installed SUSE linux 7.1 on my Ultra 5 and
    have it dual boot with Solaris 8. I have since upgraded to 7.3. Please
    see my article at:

    http://www.linuxgazette.com

    Look in the November 2001 issue for the article "Installing Linux on a
    Sun SPARC Ultra 5". If that does not answer your questions send another
    email and I will try to help.

    Basically it needs a Solaris disk label and not a Linux disk label
    on the disk. I did this with the Solaris format command instead
    of fdisk.

    Good Luck

    Bruce Forsberg 

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