[opensuse-autoinstall] "Error while configuring partitions. Try again"
Hi folks,
Google brought me to you. I see 2 other people have reported this
problem but I don't see exactly the variant I have here.
I have just downloaded Opensuse 10.2 for x86_64 and after my first
installation I clicked the box to have it save the configuration for
Autoyast. Then I booted the new system and retrieved the file, and
stuck it on my install server, where the contents of the DVD are as
well.
Note that the only change I made to the file was something I found
also with Google about editing the specifics on the ethernet card and
changing it to "eth0" from the default which includes the MAC. I made
no change to HD configuration.
Then to initiate the install I boot the first CD from Opensuse 10.2,
and select the "Installation" option. Then in the "append" space
below I enter my "install=http://blah/blah autoyast=http://blah/blah"
It chugs along fine. If it matters, my network does not have DHCP so
it fails the first time, then comes back with a prompt so I can
manually enter network info. After entering the info it takes 3 or 4
retries for the network to come up. Then Autoyast seems to chug right
along. Until it gets to the disk partition.
Below is that section of the XML file. Note I do not see a size of
"max" anywhere there. That seemed to be the problem for someone else
who reported this.
Note the partitioning is precisely what Yast came up with on it's own
for the first installation.
thanks,
-Alan
<partitioning config:type="list">
<drive>
<device>/dev/sda</device>
<partitions config:type="list">
<partition>
<filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem>
<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
<label>/boot</label>
On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 11:02:43AM -0400, Alan McKay wrote:
<partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/home</mount>
131 8 <size>200466491392</size> </partition>
I notice the sizes in the saved xml file are exact sizes.. are you using
exactly the same size disk in the new machine? or a larger one?
You might want to go back and edit the sizes to make them more human
readable, and replace them with values like 200G. And whichever
partition you want to just use all the leftover space, make that size
max.
Also, is it set to initialize the disk?
Here's a sample of a map I use in installs that works great:
<?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">
<partitioning config:type="list">
<drive>
<device></device>
I notice the sizes in the saved xml file are exact sizes.. are you using exactly the same size disk in the new machine? or a larger one?
that's the file that autoyast generated on my first installation, and it does not work when i try to re-install that very same machine. I get this error. The other emails to this list in spring of this year with this problem apparently said something about an off-by-1 error in the code. I'll have a look at your file and see what it's about. I would say the above is a pretty serious bug though if you ask me, so someone might want to look at that sooner or later. cheers, -Alan -- "Aikido has but one principle - the universal reality of life" - Mitsugi Saotome -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
OK, it's gotten beyond that point with a new "partition" section, so I should be good to go. Even if this one does not end up booting, I'm to the point where I understand what I'm doing and can make the appropriate adjustments. Thanks. -- "Aikido has but one principle - the universal reality of life" - Mitsugi Saotome -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 06:05:06PM -0400, Alan McKay wrote:
that's the file that autoyast generated on my first installation, and it does not work when i try to re-install that very same machine. I
Ah.. missed that bit.
I'll have a look at your file and see what it's about. I would say the above is a pretty serious bug though if you ask me, so someone might want to look at that sooner or later.
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Am 26.09.2007 um 00:05 schrieb Alan McKay:
I notice the sizes in the saved xml file are exact sizes.. are you using exactly the same size disk in the new machine? or a larger one?
that's the file that autoyast generated on my first installation, and it does not work when i try to re-install that very same machine. I get this error. The other emails to this list in spring of this year with this problem apparently said something about an off-by-1 error in the code.
I'll have a look at your file and see what it's about. I would say the above is a pretty serious bug though if you ask me, so someone might want to look at that sooner or later.
there is a bugfix in 10.3 [bug] don't try to squeeze every byte out of a partition during cloning (#262535) maybe that fixes your problem already. See also: http://www.suse.de/~ug/autoyast_changes_10_2-10_3.html ciao, Uwe Gansert Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Business: http://www.suse.de/~ug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
OK, I'm trying to get my own partitioning scheme going and my first crack at it did not work. Does anyone have any more examples for me to look at? Also confused by the scheme that Autoyast came up with - particular the part where it seems to be definiing 2 x / partitions. See here : What's up with that?
<partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <label>/</label>
131 2 primary <size>4293596160</size> </partition>
<partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount>
131 7 <size>21476173824</size> </partition>
</partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning>
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Am 26.09.2007 um 18:01 schrieb Alan McKay:
Also confused by the scheme that Autoyast came up with - particular the part where it seems to be definiing 2 x / partitions. See here :
What's up with that?
<partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <label>/</label>
131 2 primary <size>4293596160</size> </partition>
that partition has a label called "/" but no mountpoint
<partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount>
131 7 <size>21476173824</size> </partition>
that partition has the mountpoint "/" but no label label and mountpoint are two different kind of things. ciao, Uwe Gansert Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Business: http://www.suse.de/~ug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
On 9/27/07, Uwe Gansert
that partition has a label called "/" but no mountpoint
that partition has the mountpoint "/" but no label label and mountpoint are two different kind of things.
OK, that was sort of clear to me, but my question is more : why? WHy is SuSe doing it this way? There was a fair bit in that default disk layout that was confusing to me. Is there somewhere you can point me to where I can read up on why this was done this way? thanks, -Alan -- "Aikido has but one principle - the universal reality of life" - Mitsugi Saotome -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
Am 27.09.2007 um 18:10 schrieb Alan McKay:
that partition has a label called "/" but no mountpoint
that partition has the mountpoint "/" but no label label and mountpoint are two different kind of things.
OK, that was sort of clear to me, but my question is more : why? WHy is SuSe doing it this way?
autoyast just cloned the partitioning scheme like you created it. And you created partition_nr 2 with a label"/" and partition nr 7 with mountpoint "/". I cant say why you created it that way but autoyast just cloned what you did.
me. Is there somewhere you can point me to where I can read up on why this was done this way?
I dont know what you mean ciao, Uwe Gansert Uwe Gansert, Server Technologies Team SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) Business: http://www.suse.de/~ug -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
On 9/27/07, Uwe Gansert
autoyast just cloned the partitioning scheme like you created it. And you created partition_nr 2 with a label"/" and partition nr 7 with mountpoint "/". I cant say why you created it that way but autoyast just cloned what you did.
No. I ran my first installation manually and let SuSe make all the decisions about partitioning the HD. I just accepted the defaults. Then at the end of the installation, it asked me if I wanted to clone this install for Autoyast, and it said "yes". I'm pretty sure I put that info in my first email. So then I booted the newly-installed box and retrieved the autoyast.xml file. That's when the troubles began. It would not even run this on the same PC. But if that odd partitioning scheme also seems odd to you, then I'm guessing that when I just let SuSe do her thing, that she saw the previous Linux installation on there (whatever flavour it was) and did not blow it away. But that's just a guess - I'll have to do some experimenting to get to the bottom of it. -- "Aikido has but one principle - the universal reality of life" - Mitsugi Saotome -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+help@opensuse.org
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