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ilkyest

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2010-02-13

Posts: 269

[solved]3 downloads. three tries... and the same error

I don't know if it's cause de BIOS. I update my BIOS to a recent one (2201)

I've tried let less partitions, mark just one as "primary", try install (/) as primary and (/home) as extended, both as primary, but nothing happens

I receive the same issue during arch is formatting the /home partition. I've tried use brtfs, ext4 ext3 and the same issue again

tried acpi=off, noapic, both, and nothing new again. It stays like the picture and no more activity

My machine
Asus m4a88td-v EVO/usb3
Bios 2201
amd phenom X4 955be @ 3,61Ghz
8gb memory Gskill sniper T9
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9324/dscf5059q.jpg

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Last edited by ilkyest (2012-06-11 14:44:46)

Terminator

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2012-05-07

Posts: 265

Re: [solved]3 downloads. three tries... and the same error

My guess: your hard disc is broken.

edit: You should probably change the title to an appropriate one (I suggest "arch installation fails to format HD").

edit: Just to rule out that arch linux is the problem: Try formatting in another live disc, for example Gparted live disc.

Last edited by Terminator (2012-06-10 19:16:12)

ilkyest

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2010-02-13

Posts: 269

Re: [solved]3 downloads. three tries... and the same error

Well.... on another distros, I formated it normally, also with ease partition manager, also with gparted.... just  on arch this happens

DSpider

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From: Romania

Registered: 2009-08-23

Posts: 2,273

Re: [solved]3 downloads. three tries... and the same error

Maybe fdisk doesn't like your HDD. Which make/model is it? One of those new SATA 6Gb/s?

Anyway, just use gparted (from GParted Live, Parted Magic, Ubuntu, etc) and create the partitions beforehand.

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ilkyest

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2010-02-13

Posts: 269

Re: [solved]3 downloads. three tries... and the same error

I don't think that fdisk don't like me. It's not to bad to do this, eheheh. Its a Samsung HD 753LJ. I owned this about 2 years

Pobega

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Registered: 2010-08-19

Posts: 11

Re: [solved]3 downloads. three tries... and the same error

If you think you can handle it, you can install Arch from a LiveCD using these instructions; https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … ion_Chroot

ilkyest

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From: Brazil

Registered: 2010-02-13

Posts: 269

Re: [solved]3 downloads. three tries... and the same error

well. I tryed with some Seagate tools, that say me that were a X number of connection fails..... I've changed the sata cable...... Tryed again, and what is shown is "no action needed" and just the warning.....

I'll try again
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yeah.... it was cable problems.

New one installed, and installed arch.... but I'm with another trouble. Let's go.....

Last edited by ilkyest (2012-06-11 14:45:35)