[Novalug] ARRG!! Strange SSD Revisited

Jon LaBadie novalugml@jgcomp.com
Thu Dec 23 11:36:46 EST 2010


On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 11:33:40AM -0500, John Place wrote:
> 1) Try just using raw partitions no lvm (doubtful)
> 2) do a text mode install from the DVD, sometimes extra errors come out 
> during install that may help localize it.
> 
> Odd problem to say the least... I am running 14 but I do not have any 
> SSD drives.
> 

I was considering 1), hadn't thought of 2),
Thanks.

> Good luck
> John
> 
> On 12/23/2010 11:20 AM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > A few days ago I started a short thread (Strange SSD)
> > describing my problems trying to install Fedora 14
> > on a Solid State Disk (MicroCenter house brand, 64GB).
> > Feeling that drive may have been defective I returned
> > it and purchased a similar drive from a different
> > manufacturer (OCZ Agility 2).
> >
> > The new drive is acting the same way as first; after
> > seeming to work it shifts from looking to the system
> > as a SATA II interface to a SATA I.  The system thinks
> > it has no partitions, 0 capacity and all I/O fails.
> >
> > One major difference this time.  I booted my Fedora 9
> > image (same machine, different disk) and worked with
> > the SSD for 2 days before attempting to install to it.
> > The new SSD was partitioned as follows (MBR style):
> >
> >   1.   4GB	Swap formatted and used under Fedora 9
> >   2.   1GB	Ext4 formatted, planned for /boot
> >   3.  52GB	Remainder as an LVM2 Physical Volume
> >
> > A Virtual Group of 30GB was created on the PV and
> > formatted as Ext4 to be used as Fedora 14's root.
> > This was then mounted under the running Fedora 9.
> >
> > Over about 30 hrs I random data into several (5)
> > 5GB files mixed in a couple of reboots.  Never
> > a hiccup.
> >
> > Next, I tried to install Fedora 14 from an Installation
> > DVD.  First time it reached the "scanning storage"
> > pop-up and hung.  I restarted the install and got to
> > the same pop-up.  After a minute an error screen
> > came up.  A third attempt got an error screen with
> > the option of "reinitializing the devices".  I selected
> > reinitialize and it found the partitions.  However
> > I got the error screen when I tried to redo the
> > partitions.
> >
> > Next I tried the Fedora 14 Live CD, booted and clicked
> > "Install to Disk" desktop icon.  Again it errored
> > while scanning storage.
> >
> > So, might it be an Anaconda bug?  I did not see
> > anything by googling for it.  Suggestions?
> >
> > Jon
> 
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