Unable to prepare hard drive for arch install

Chr|s · 2012-05-02 07:43:47

I am dual booting Windows 7 and Arch Linux. I have tried both the original disc and the 4/27 test snapshot.

When I start going through the install process and get to "prepare disk" section. I see double partitions:h http://i.imgur.com/TGxh5.jpg

sorry the big photo.

I have no idea why this keeps happening when I try to install arch. I have accomplished installing it before a week ago some how, but I screwed something up and had to reinstall the system again.

I tried deleting all the partitions and repartitioning them using gparted and the tool on the install disc with no result. I can easily install and partition the hard drive no problem. I am currently on a livecd of gparted so I am able to post to the forum. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

Last edited by Chr|s (2012-05-02 07:44:09)

Evert7 · 2012-05-02 20:03:53

Does this also occurs on the livecd of GParted?
If you don't know how to check this, do:

ls /dev/

If you see partitions double, I guess the problem lies with your partitioning, then I would try creating a new partition table.

alphaniner · 2012-05-02 20:08:46

It's an issue with the snapshot isos going back several weeks at least. If you don't know how to work around it, you'll have to use the last stable release.

Or, take the oppurtunity to learn LVM. The last snapshot I tested, LVM lvs weren't affected for some reason.

Chr|s · 2012-05-03 01:23:25

Evert7 wrote:

Does this also occurs on the livecd of GParted?
If you don't know how to check this, do:
ls /dev/
If you see partitions double, I guess the problem lies with your partitioning, then I would try creating a new partition table.

No this does not occure on the Gparted live cd, just the arch linux iso images.

Chr|s · 2012-05-03 01:28:09

alphaniner wrote:

It's an issue with the snapshot isos going back several weeks at least. If you don't know how to work around it, you'll have to use the last stable release.
Or, take the oppurtunity to learn LVM. The last snapshot I tested, LVM lvs weren't affected for some reason.

I've used the latest snapshot release and still have this problem. tpowa told me to use archboot. So I loaded it up. Saying I need a gpt partition, so I made it one and partitioned it with gparted and added a 512 fat32 partition, win7, boot, root and home. Still have issues installing it. I've installed Win7 like 4 times today, I hate windows, wish I didn't have to use it

I do have a UEFI mobo also and it is enabled. I also can't figure out how to install windows now since I get an error saying "disk is of a gpt format, windows can't install" so im kind of clueless now.

alphaniner · 2012-05-03 13:41:34

Chr|s wrote:

I've used the latest snapshot release and still have this problem.

I meant use the latest official release. That's what someone else with this issue ended up doing.

Really though, you don't even have to go back that far. I'm almost certain the snapshots from the beginning of April weren't affected by this bug. March at the very furthest.

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#1 2012-05-02 07:43:47

Unable to prepare hard drive for arch install

#2 2012-05-02 20:03:53

Re: Unable to prepare hard drive for arch install

#3 2012-05-02 20:08:46

Re: Unable to prepare hard drive for arch install

#4 2012-05-03 01:23:25

Re: Unable to prepare hard drive for arch install

#5 2012-05-03 01:28:09

Re: Unable to prepare hard drive for arch install

#6 2012-05-03 13:41:34

Re: Unable to prepare hard drive for arch install

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