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Carlwill

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From: Orlando, FL

Registered: 2008-10-06

Posts: 560

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Partition Fail / Error

I've noticed when I try to load Arch Linux on any drive that was previously installed with Debian Linux, it fails. I don't know if Debian just partitions the disk differently but the cfdisk utility that is built into the 2010-05 netinst ISO gives the following error:

FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition 2: Partition ends in the final partial cylinder
Press any key to exit cfdisk

If the drive is a fresh hard drive with no previous partitions, no problem but if it's had Debian partition  the drive, Arch Linux wont re-partition it. Does anyone know if there's a logical work around to this? I'm sure it's not 100% Debian related but I just noticed that it happens every time I use that distribution.

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Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: Partition Fail / Error

try to partition using GParted first and prepare your drive. Then simply bypass those steps in the Arch installer CD

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Carlwill

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From: Orlando, FL

Registered: 2008-10-06

Posts: 560

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Re: Partition Fail / Error

So download the latest version of GParted ISO and boot from that, correct?

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Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: Partition Fail / Error

yup.

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