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Ok, so I broke my Raid array then reinstalled Windows on a 40Gb partition of the first disk. Afterwards I attempted to install Mandriva using the remaining space on the disk and the second disk and it keeps giving me errors where it's trying to create the EXT filesystem partitions. It basically says "unable to create EXT partition on (insert disk name here). I tried this in a few combinations such as simply installing Mandriva to the second disk and I always get the same error.

I installed Mandriva using mandriva-linux-free-2008-spring-dvd-i586.iso. This is a dual boot setup where Windows XP is on the first disk partition and Mandriva is installed after it.

My hardware is as follows:

-Intel Core 2 2.13GHz

-2 GB Dual Channel RAM

-NForce 680i mobo

-Dual Nvidia 6800 Ultras in SLI configuration

-Dual Seagate 80Gb HDs in Raid 0

During the install I chose to activate the Raid 0 array that it detected, and during the video card setup I chose to setup each device individually.

After the install during the initial OS boot after I chose to boot Mandriva it just hangs at the loading progress bar. I pressed ESC to view the verbose listing, the following is the majority of the output all the way down to where it ends.

Loading dm-mirror module

Loading dm-zero module

Loading dm-snapshot module

device-mapper: table: 252:0 striped: Couldn't parse stripe destination

device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table

device-mapper: reload ioctl failed: No such device or address

device-mapper: table ioctl failed: No such device or address

device-mapper: deps ioctl failed: No such device or address

device-mapper: table ioctl failed: No such device or address

device-mapper: deps ioctl failed: No such device or address

device-mapper: table ioctl failed: No such device or address

device-mapper: deps ioctl failed: No such device or address

Could not resolve resume device (/dev/mapper/nvidia_dchfcfad6)

Trying userspace resume from suspend.conf file

No resume device in suspend.conf

Trying suspend2 resume

Trying tuxonice resume

Creating root device.

device-mapper: table ioctl failed: No such device or address

device-mapper: deps ioctl failed: No such device or address

Mounting root filesystem

device-mapper: table ioctl failed: No such device or address

usb 2-6: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4

device-mapper: deps ioctl failed: No such device or address

mount: could not find filesystem '/dev/root'

Setting up other filesystems

Setting up new root fs

setuproot: moving /dev failed: No such file or directory

no fstab.sys, mounting internal defaults

setuproot: error mounting /proc: No such file or directory

setuproot: error mounting /sys: No such file or directory

Switching to new root and running init.

unmounting old /dev

unmounting old /proc

unmounting old /sys

usb 2-6: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

switchroot: mount failed: No such file or directory

Booting has failed

input: Logitech USB Gaming Mouse as /class/input/input1

input.hidraw2: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Gaming Mouse] on usb-0000:00:0b 0-6

hiddev1hidraw3: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [Logitech USB Gaming Mouse] on usb-0000:00:0b 0-6

The last line above is where it just sits doing nothing. Any ideas?

Ok, I resolved this, basically I downloaded and burnt the DVD free release and the install took place successfully. I read some other posts on this topic and someone suggested the DVD release uses a difference Nvidia driver. It seemed to work ok.

Now I have another problem with my installation not booting. I will create another topic for that though. Thanks for the help guys!

AussieJohn,

Thanks for the tips, I am aware of Raid 0's flaws, but I have it covered with a good backup process.

I did a checksum on the iso and I actually burned a second copy of the disk at the slowest speed. I still get the same results though.

How do I get to the console window? Once the install has started I haven't found a way to get to a prompt, it just progresses until the point that the blank screen comes up. I tried hitting ctrl+alt+backspace at that point, and nothing happens.

Hello all, I am new to Mandriva and Linux in general. I am migrating from Windows and FreeBSD (although mostly Windows). Below are the steps I performed leading up to my issue:

-I downloaded and burnt mandriva-linux-one-2008-spring-KDE-int-cdrom-i586.iso

-I booted from the disk and let the install process start

After watching everything pass (except network connection) in the verbose messaging during the initial install my screen flickers, I can only assume this is the GUI trying to start, and then it stays blank. I read a few posts on this board already about similar issues but I haven't found any fixes that worked for me. There was a few I couldn't try though as I was unable to pull up a command line.

FYI my hardware setup is as follows:

-Intel Core 2 2.13GHz

-2 GB Dual Channel RAM

-NForce 680i mobo

-Dual Nvidia 6800 Ultras in SLI configuration

-Dual Seagate 80Gb HDs in Raid 0

Thanks in advance for any assistance!