Installing AROS to Hard Drive...

[EDanaII]

I've followed Heinz-Raphael Reinke's PDF on how to install AROS to a HD. However, once I get to the Format Hard Drives in the AROS Installer, the program flashes "Erasing Data on Master Disk" and then stops, displays "Partition your drives." Clicking on "Procede" simply repeats the whole situation and nothing happens.

Looking for clues here. :-)

Ed.

[EDanaII]

Well, it's still pre-alpha, so, naturally, it's going to lock up, once or twice. :-)

However, I consider this inability to install a critical issue. If the AROS Team wants people to take AROS seriously, they need to fix it. The live CD is nice, but if I'm going to give it a second glance, I need to install it to a hard-drive.

BTW, the link you provided IS the instructions I've been using. I've even tried to do it manually, but tools, like "partition" lock my machine up, so...


@ Lou_Diaz

Greetings, Lou. :-) You probably don't remember me, but I remember you from Pennock's. I used to post over there under the handle "RoadRocket." In fact, because I'm having problem's with my electrical system, I think I'll go post over there right now... ;-)

Ed.

[EDanaII]

@ Dammy

First, I tried AROS Max, then I tried the latest stable release, dated 2006/02/07, then I tried the latest download.

None work.

Here's the problem. When I launch a shell, and type "info" the hard drive does not show up as a device, like "DH0." And, no matter what I do in the HDToolBox, it never shows up.

This is a 4gig drive, but I've created 0.5 and 1 gig drives, used HDToolBox, and still no go.

I've even tried the link that neuroflip suggested, which got me a little further, however, still nothing when I type "info," when I type "format drive DH0: name System" I get an error, and when I "ask why" it responds "device not mounted."

So, as best I can tell, the system isn't recognizing the drive.

Ed.