As linux...the cartoon one says, Arrgh! I forgot! Twill see asap, when she wakes. --- "Eric \"Shubes\"" wrote: > Just a thought: is there a filesystem on hde1? After > you make the > partition, you need to mkfs to make a filesystem, > similar to a dos > format. I don't know what knoppix allows/requires, > but I presume ext3 > would work ok. (I'm assuming that knoppix requires a > pre-existing > filesystem). > > An example of the mkfs command might be: > mkfs -t ext3 -c /dev/hde1 > > ec wrote: > > Continued from previous message re. > > > > I just used kwrite on this other machine and saved > a > > test message, shut down, reopened kwrite and went > to > > it and opened it. But the other machine..the > > reformatted on, gives errors when attempting to do > > that.. > > > > So I think something in the 'setup' of the hd' on > > reformatting it, is messed up, but what?? > > > > I have tried 3 different programs to reformat and > save > > the new partitions and it still wont write to that > hd. > > > > 1. The gui based one in Mdk9.2, but shutdown when > it > > gets to the install point. Done that before to > > 'splitup' existing hd's with no problems. > > > > 2. Qtparted...reformatted and saved...I think > > > > 3. Fdisk, which I have used before. > > > > ??? > > --- Mark Jarvis > > wrote: > > > >>Have you tried Mepis? > >> > >>-mj- > >> > >>ec wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Wife wanted me to wipe out the hd. We copied > >> > >>(twice) > >> > >>>to cdrom 'her files'. > >>> > >>>I used three different partition managers and > >> > >>cannot > >> > >>>get even Knoppix to write to them. > >>> > >>>Knoppix will 'save config', make swap file, but > >> > >>will > >> > >>>not write from OO.o or kwrite. > >>> > >>>This is a Gateway kludge in that apparently there > >> > >>is a > >> > >>>secondary disk controller similiar to this > >> > >>machine. It > >> > >>>is built in whereas this one is an addon card for > >> > >>a > >> > >>>modern hd (not one of the old pio3/4 types). the > >>>reason I believe it has a secondary controller is > >>>several fold. > >>>1. First drive (primary) is hde1 not hda1 and all > >>>'logicals' are hdeX also. > >>>2. That is the way this ole 350 denotes drives > >> > >>also > >> > >>>with its secondary controller. (like that promise > >>>ultra 66 card that was given away at eastside > >>>thursday.) > >>> > >>>Well, 'the power to be', er, the wife, doesn't > >> > >>want an > >> > >>>installed system, but rather a 'poorman's > install' > >> > >>of > >> > >>>knoppix. > >>> > >>>Knoppix boots from cd, but wont copy to hd. > >>> > >>>Strange that BEFORE I resized and reformatted the > >> > >>hd, > >> > >>>she had no problems booting to Knoppix3.6 > >> > >>'poorman's > >> > >>>install' version. It had a crippled w98 on hde1 > >> > >>and a > >> > >>>one disk Suse 9 on one partition. > >>> > >>>I cannot get it to reinstall even that 'poor > >> > >>man's' > >> > >>>mirrored iso image! It just skips the 'knoppix > >>>cheatcode' to do so! > >>> > >>>Strange! > >>> > >>>May have to drag it down to ASU Saturday, but > >> > >>would > >> > >>>love to fix it here. > >>> > >>>Cyclists should expect and demand safe > >>>accommodation on our public roads, > >>>just as does every other user. > >>> > >>>Nothing more is expected. > >>> > >>>Nothing less is acceptable! > >>> > >>>Long live Knoppix!! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>__________________________________ > >>>Do you Yahoo!? > >>>Yahoo! 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