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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:36:54 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] partdisk fails in install
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> I'm having trouble installing on a clean disk with the latest iso (2010/3/12).
>
> I first removed all the partition info (using fdisk on a gparted liveCD) so
> that the disk was clear.  I then booted Plan9, and when it asked to install a
> MBR, it returned an error that disk/fdisk failed.  This then caused parted to
> restart in a loop...  Unfortunately it did not give me much additional info.

if you could send me some information (off list),
i'll take a look at this.
1.  the exact error message that you see.
2.  at the installer prompt, after then fdisk error,
the output of "!cat /dev/kmesg".
3.  the output of lspci -n (or similar) from linux
(or whatever).

- erik