On 9.III.2004 at 19:30 Gunnar Wolf wrote: > > - Partitioning: The system has 4x36.4GB hard disks, I decided to install > only in the fourth disk. If I ask the installer to 'Create new > partition' and accept the default (36.4GB) value, I get immediately > two error messages saying "ERROR!!! Can't have the end before the > start!", and then "Unable to satisfy all constraints on the > partition". This does not happen if I ask the partition to be only > 30GB - Might it have something to do with the Sun disklabel scheme?
I know nothing about Sun disklabels, but it must be something either with them or with their support in parted. > - Partitioning: If I got the last message once, I will get it again and > again no matter what I choose in the partitioning module. In order to > partition my disk, I have to leave the module (with 'Go back') and get > back in. Acording to parted something wrong happened to the partition table. In this situation 'Undo all changes' would also help. > I chose automatic partitioning. If I ask the partitioner to > use the scheme with many partitions (/usr, /usr/local, /var, /var/mail, > etc.), and got an error telling me there was no space to create the > last (eigth) partition. The installer took sdd3 (which should be a > wholedisk partition) - Of course, I cancelled the partitioning and > proceeded with the simpler root-and-home scheme offered. This time, it > worked correctly. > > In /var/log/partman, I got: > (...) > parted_server: OUT: 8 21607686144-22032207359 424521216 primary ext3 > /dev/scsi/host 1/bus0/target3/lun0/part8 > parted_server: OUT: -1 22032207360-36417116159 14384908800 primary free > /dev/scsi/host 1/bus0/target3/lun0/part-1 > > The problem seems to be parted (or one of the d-i modules) not being > able to see beyond three bits worth of partitions :( I can not guess what is wrong wrong in the log? Do you know if/how parted works with Sun disklabels? Anton Zinoviev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
