On 16 Jan 09, Frans Pop wrote: > "This is where is crashed" is not very specific. Please describe the > excact steps you performed after starting the partitioner and indicate > when exactly the crash happened.
> I don't see any crash in the first syslog, at most a "hang" (from looking > at the output from 'ps'. And I think that hang may already be fixed in > current daily built images, although it happened in a very specific > situation that I do not find in your description. You're right; it was really a hang, not a crash. The partitioner hung immediately upon selecting the "Partition Disks" item in the main menu; the progress meter started up and then got stuck at "47%", if I recall correctly. > To trace this issue correctly we'll need two things (if you can still > reproduce it): > - a detailed and exact description of your actions from the start of > partitioning > - full debug output from partman; you can get that by adding a line > 'set -x' in /lib/partman/lib/base.sh OK, thanks, when time permits I'll give that a try. > One cause of the problem could be inconsistent traces of LVM metadata on > your disks from previous installs. Well, I did use "vgremove" and then changed the partition ID back to "Linux" with fdisk. -PGB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
