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Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:29:25 +0200
From: Frank Bonnet <f.bonnet@esiee.fr>
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Subject: FDISK cannot write
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Hello

I'm trying to add a partition to an existing disk at 5.4-R
on a HP XW 4200 (SATA)

FDSIK fail with an error message "cannot write ..."

The "bizarre" thing is I have installed this machine
from CDROM and partitionning the disk was OK ...

any idea on what happen ?

Thanks a lot.
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Cordialement/Regards
Frank Bonnet