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Re: [opensuse-autoinstall] Error while configuring partitions. Try again.

Hello Ian,

did you try to replace the max by something smaller? 
<size>max</size>
Regards
Alfred


At 18:16 30.03.2007, Ian Grant wrote:
>Dear List
>
>With my autoyast script I get a dialog "Error while configuring partitions. Try again." during the phase 'Create partition plans.'
>
>A syslog server sees only a few kernel log message from the install host. The /var/log/Yast2 log on the install host gives no clue about what the error is.
>
>Can anyone suggest how to get a more useful diagnostic?
>
>Here is my xml file FWIW
>
><?xml version="1.0"?>
><!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd">
><profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns";>
>  <add-on>
>    <add_on_products config:type="list"/>
>  </add-on>
>  <bootloader>
>    <activate config:type="boolean">true</activate>
>    <device_map config:type="list">
>      <device_map_entry>
>        <firmware>fd0</firmware>
>        <linux>/dev/fd0</linux>
>      </device_map_entry>
>      <device_map_entry>
>        <firmware>hd0</firmware>
>        <linux>/dev/sda</linux>
>      </device_map_entry>
>    </device_map>
>    <global>
>      <activate>true</activate>
>      <boot_root>true</boot_root>
>      <gfxmenu>/boot/message</gfxmenu>
>      <lines_cache_id>3</lines_cache_id>
>      <timeout config:type="integer">8</timeout>
>    </global>
>    <loader_device>/dev/sda</loader_device>
>    <loader_type>grub</loader_type>
>    <location>mbr</location>
>    <repl_mbr config:type="boolean">true</repl_mbr>
>  </bootloader>
>  <firewall>
>    <FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_DMZ></FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_DMZ>
>    <FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_EXT>ntp</FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_EXT>
>    <FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_INT></FW_ALLOW_FW_BROADCAST_INT>
>    <FW_DEV_DMZ></FW_DEV_DMZ>
>    <FW_DEV_EXT>eth0</FW_DEV_EXT>
>    <FW_DEV_INT></FW_DEV_INT>
>    <FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP>ssh</FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP>
>    <FW_SERVICES_EXT_UDP>ntp</FW_SERVICES_EXT_UDP>
>    <enable_firewall config:type="boolean">true</enable_firewall>
>    <start_firewall config:type="boolean">true</start_firewall>
>  </firewall>
>  <general>
>    <mode>
>      <confirm config:type="boolean">true</confirm>
>      <halt config:type="boolean">false</halt>
>      <second_stage config:type="boolean">true</second_stage>
>    </mode>
>    <mouse>
>      <id>none</id>
>    </mouse>
>    <signature-handling>
>      <accept_file_without_checksum config:type="boolean">false</accept_file_without_checksum>
>      <accept_unknown_gpg_key config:type="boolean">false</accept_unknown_gpg_key>
>      <accept_unsigned_file config:type="boolean">false</accept_unsigned_file>
>      <accept_verification_failed config:type="boolean">false</accept_verification_failed>
>      <import_gpg_key config:type="boolean">false</import_gpg_key>
>    </signature-handling>
>  </general>
>  <keyboard>
>    <keymap>english-uk</keymap>
>  </keyboard>
>  <language>
>    <language>en_GB</language>
>    <languages></languages>
>  </language>
>  <partitioning config:type="list">
>    <drive>
>      <device>/dev/sda</device>
>      <initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
>      <partitions config:type="list">
>        <partition>
>          <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
>          <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem>
>          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
>          <mount>/</mount>
>          <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
>          <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr>
>          <partition_type>primary</partition_type>
>          <size>max</size>
>        </partition>
>        <partition>
>          <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
>          <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem>
>          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
>          <mount>swap</mount>
>          <partition_id config:type="integer">130</partition_id>
>          <partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr>
>          <partition_type>primary</partition_type>
>          <size>4G</size>
>        </partition>
>      </partitions>
>      <use>all</use>
>    </drive>
>  </partitioning>
>  <proxy>
>    <enabled config:type="boolean">true</enabled>
>    <ftp_proxy>http://host.cam.ac.uk:8080/</ftp_proxy>
>    <http_proxy>http://host.cam.ac.uk:8080/</http_proxy>
>    <https_proxy></https_proxy>
>    <no_proxy>localhost, 127.0.0.1, cam.ac.uk</no_proxy>
>    <proxy_password></proxy_password>
>    <proxy_user></proxy_user>
>  </proxy>
>  <report>
>    <errors>
>      <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
>      <show config:type="boolean">true</show>
>      <timeout config:type="integer">0</timeout>
>    </errors>
>    <messages>
>      <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
>      <show config:type="boolean">true</show>
>      <timeout config:type="integer">0</timeout>
>    </messages>
>    <warnings>
>      <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
>      <show config:type="boolean">true</show>
>      <timeout config:type="integer">0</timeout>
>    </warnings>
>    <yesno_messages>
>      <log config:type="boolean">true</log>
>      <show config:type="boolean">true</show>
>      <timeout config:type="integer">0</timeout>
>    </yesno_messages>
>  </report>
>  <runlevel>
>    <default>5</default>
>  </runlevel>
>  <users config:type="list">
>    <user>
>      <encrypted config:type="boolean">true</encrypted>
>      <user_password>obscured</user_password>
>      <username>root</username>
>    </user>
>  </users>
>  <scripts>
>    <init-scripts config:type="list">
>      <script>
>        <debug config:type="boolean">true</debug>
>        <filename>post-init</filename>
>        <location></location>
>        <source><![CDATA[#! /bin/bash
>
>echo "$(date): in post-init script" >>/tmp/install.log
>
># Mount filer volume
>mkdir /mnt/nfs || exit 1
>mount somehost:/vol/vol3/sys-li9/suse-10.2 /mnt/nfs || exit 1
>
># Call out to shell script, logging everything
>/bin/bash -x /mnt/nfs/autoyast/post-init.sh >>/tmp/install.log 2>&1
>
>umount /mnt/nfs
>
>]]></source>
>      </script>
>    </init-scripts>
>  </scripts>
>  <software>
>    <patterns config:type="list">
>      <pattern>apparmor</pattern>
>      <pattern>base</pattern>
>      <pattern>fonts</pattern>
>      <pattern>imaging</pattern>
>      <pattern>kde</pattern>
>      <pattern>kde_basis</pattern>
>      <pattern>kde_imaging</pattern>
>      <pattern>sw_management</pattern>
>      <pattern>sw_management_x11</pattern>
>      <pattern>x11</pattern>
>      <pattern>xgl</pattern>
>      <pattern>yast2_basis</pattern>
>      <pattern>zmd</pattern>
>      <pattern>zmd_x11</pattern>
>    </patterns>
>    <remove-packages config:type="list">
>      <package>smtp_daemon</package>
>    </remove-packages>
>  </software>
>  <timezone>
>    <hwclock>UTC</hwclock>
>    <timezone>Europe/London</timezone>
>  </timezone>
>  <user_defaults>
>    <expire></expire>
>    <group>100</group>
>    <groups>video,dialout</groups>
>    <home>/home</home>
>    <inactive>-1</inactive>
>    <shell>/bin/bash</shell>
>    <skel>/etc/skel</skel>
>  </user_defaults>
>  <networking>
>    <dhcp_options>
>      <dhclient_additional_options></dhclient_additional_options>
>      <dhclient_client_id></dhclient_client_id>
>      <dhclient_hostname_option>AUTO</dhclient_hostname_option>
>    </dhcp_options>
>    <interfaces config:type="list">
>      <interface>
>        <bootproto>dhcp</bootproto>
>        <device>eth0</device>
>        <startmode>auto</startmode>
>        <usercontrol>no</usercontrol>
>      </interface>
>    </interfaces>
>    <managed config:type="boolean">false</managed>
>    <modules config:type="list">
>      <module_entry>
>        <device>static-0</device>
>        <module></module>
>        <options></options>
>      </module_entry>
>    </modules>
>    <routing>
>      <ip_forward config:type="boolean">false</ip_forward>
>    </routing>
>  </networking>
>  <online_update>
>    <autoget config:type="boolean">false</autoget>
>    <enable_autoupdate config:type="boolean">true</enable_autoupdate>
>    <skipPre config:type="boolean">false</skipPre>
>    <update_time>
>      <day config:type="integer">0</day>
>      <hour config:type="integer">0</hour>
>      <minute config:type="integer">0</minute>
>      <random_time config:type="boolean">true</random_time>
>      <timing>daily</timing>
>    </update_time>
>  </online_update>
>  <x11>
>    <color_depth>24</color_depth>
>    <display_manager>kdm</display_manager>
>    <enable_3d config:type="boolean">false</enable_3d>
>    <window_manager>kde</window_manager>
>  </x11>
></profile>
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