On Tuesday 31 January 2006 10:19, Peter Collier wrote:
OK Carl I think you are saying, ideally you would use a program like wipe to erase all directories/files and then use the basic format program. Or would a simple rm prior to format do?
Hi Peter, I am able to overcome this problem by: a. booting into rescue mode b. running reiserfsck on the partition until no corruptions are reported c. mounting the partition d. manually deleting all the files and directories (rm) e. running reiserfsck again to verify the fs is still 'clean' f. performing a normal installation FWIW, there is another 'flavor' of this problem that affects systems with multiple pre-existing partitions. The installer will become confused and 'land' at least /boot in the wrong partition. The only indication that there is a problem is the system fails first boot. You boot to rescue mode to investigate and find nothing in the target partition. This second 'flavor' requires wiping the drive before installation, period. My impression is this 'flavor' affects mostly drives that have been moved a lot from platform to platform, as happens frequently in testing labs. hth & regards, - Carl