Invalid partition table

[Reshat Sabiq]

Reshat Sabiq wrote:

> Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, Reshat Sabiq wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>I am trying to install FC 2 on a new Presario laptop. I tried twice, w/
>>>boot first at the end of the disk, and then between cylinders 1015-1024.
>>>Both times i got the message above at boot time. I tried also Force
>>>LBA-32 the w/ boot at end of disk (didn't help), and will try the same
>>>for 1015-1024.
>>>
>>>I'd appreciate any tips.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>><rsa/>
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>So the install goes OK, but the problem occurs on booting the
>>installed system?  Is this a dual boot with Windows?  If so, does Windows
>>still boot?  During the install, did you get a dialog box about repairing
>>the partition table?  How did you respond?
>>
>>Boot the Rescue CD or CD 1 in rescue mode and tell us the result of
>>"fdisk -l /dev/hda".
>>
>>  
>>
> Thanks Timothy and Matthew for your responses.
> Yes, this is a dual boot.
> This is how it's currently set up:
> /dev/hda1    1            1014   NTFS
> /dev/hda2    1015      3446   Extended
> /dev/hda3     3447      4661   Unused
> /dev/hda4      4662      4863   Unused
> /dev/hda5      1015      1024   /boot
> /dev/hda6      1025      3316   /
> /dev/hda7      3317      3446   swap
>
> I never heard of boot having to be a primary partition, but maybe it 
> has to be? It's currently a logical one.
> I set this up using fdisk, and then went on to installing. If i try 
> the same partitioning from the install CD, i get errors about failure 
> to do disk-based (or cylinder based) partitioning. But once it's set 
> up by fdisk in advance, the install CD accepts it just fine.
> Since it probably doesn't have much to do with LBA-32 or cylinders for 
> /boot, i will likely try making everything folloing NTFS Unused (1 
> partition), and then go on to installing and see how the CD manages 
> it. Once it's installed i could resize and re-partition the pieces i need.
>
> I'll let you know how it goes.
>
> Thanks,
> <rsa/>

Forgot to mention: Windows boots fine. Trying restore from rescue CD was 
unsuccessful: it reinstalled boot loader, but there's nothing about 
partitioning. It looks like fdisk might be accepting partitioning that 
is invalid. I haven't experienced invalid partitioning before, so don't 
know what the criteria might be. I considered myself the king of 
partitioning... :)
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