When I get the error... parted_server: OUT: Error parted_server: OUT: Error informing the kernel about modifications to partition /dev/hda5 -- Device or resource busy. This means Linux won't know about any changes you made to /dev/hda5 until you reboot -- so you shouldn't mount it or use it in any way before rebooting. parted_server: OUT: parted_server: OUT: Ignore parted_server: OUT: Cancel parted_server: OUT:
/var/log/syslog says... Jan 16 09:55:42 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0 Jan 16 09:55:42 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface lo Jan 16 09:55:43 kernel: [ 943.580033] Adding 195512k swap on /dev/hda6. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:195512k Jan 16 09:55:43 partman: mke2fs 1.41.2 (02-Oct-2008) Jan 16 09:55:43 partman: Could not stat /dev/hda5 --- No such file or directory Jan 16 09:55:43 partman: Jan 16 09:55:43 partman: The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly? ... and If I keep on trying both answers, namely Ignore and Cancel, the messages in syslog repeat until, eventually, /var/log/syslog says... Jan 16 10:05:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0 Jan 16 10:05:01 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface lo Jan 16 10:05:02 kernel: [ 1502.918070] Adding 195512k swap on /dev/hda6. Priority:-14 extents:1 across:195512k Jan 16 10:05:02 partman: mke2fs 1.41.2 (02-Oct-2008) Jan 16 10:05:02 partman: Could not stat /dev/hda5 --- No such file or directory Jan 16 10:05:02 partman: Jan 16 10:05:02 partman: The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly? Jan 16 10:05:10 kernel: [ 1511.268358] hda: Jan 16 10:05:10 kernel: hda1 < Jan 16 10:05:10 kernel: hda5 hda6 > Jan 16 10:05:11 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0 Jan 16 10:05:11 net/hw-detect.hotplug: Detected hotpluggable network interface lo Jan 16 10:05:11 kernel: [ 1512.206890] Adding 195512k swap on /dev/hda6. Priority:-15 extents:1 across:195512k Jan 16 10:05:11 partman: mke2fs 1.41.2 (02-Oct-2008) Jan 16 10:05:13 kernel: [ 1513.526719] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds Jan 16 10:05:13 kernel: [ 1513.527203] EXT3 FS on hda5, internal journal Jan 16 10:05:13 kernel: [ 1513.527217] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Jan 16 10:05:13 apt-install: Queueing package e2fsprogs for later installation ... and the base system installation starts. Btw, during the errors, there is no /dev/hda5 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
