Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo installation failed

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On Jun 3, 2007, at 10:57 PM, sanjaya athukorala wrote:

>
> hi all,
>
> I encounter following error while installing Gentoo 2007.0 DVD
> (x86) on my laptop;
>
> laptop configuration:
> Intel Core 2duo T7600 Processr
> 512 RAM
>
> ############################
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:19:15 - Gentoo Linux Installer version 0.5.4
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:19:57 - ERROR! : Could not activate swap (/dev/
> sda4)!
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:19:57 - Exception received during 'Mount local
> partitions': MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not
> mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:19:57 - Traceback (most recent call last):
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:19:57 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
>     func()
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:19:57 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 348, in mount_local_partitions
>     raise GLIException("MountError",
> 'fatal','mount_local_partitions','Could not mount a partition')
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:19:57 - GLIException: MountError :FATAL:
> mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:23:58 - Gentoo Linux Installer version 0.5.4
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:09 - Exception received during 'Mount local
> partitions': MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not
> mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:09 - Traceback (most recent call last):
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:09 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
>     func()
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:09 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 348, in mount_local_partitions
>     raise GLIException("MountError",
> 'fatal','mount_local_partitions','Could not mount a partition')
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:09 - GLIException: MountError :FATAL:
> mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:47 - ERROR! : Could not activate swap (/dev/
> sda4)!
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:47 - Exception received during 'Mount local
> partitions': MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not
> mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:47 - Traceback (most recent call last):
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:47 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
>     func()
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:47 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 348, in mount_local_partitions
>     raise GLIException("MountError",
> 'fatal','mount_local_partitions','Could not mount a partition')
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:47 - GLIException: MountError :FATAL:
> mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:50 - ERROR! : Could not activate swap (/dev/
> sda4)!
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:50 - Exception received during 'Mount local
> partitions': MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not
> mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:50 - Traceback (most recent call last):
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:50 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
>     func()
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:50 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 348, in mount_local_partitions
>     raise GLIException("MountError",
> 'fatal','mount_local_partitions','Could not mount a partition')
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:50 - GLIException: MountError :FATAL:
> mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:52 - ERROR! : Could not activate swap (/dev/
> sda4)!
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:52 - Exception received during 'Mount local
> partitions': MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not
> mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:52 - Traceback (most recent call last):
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:52 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
>     func()
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:52 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 348, in mount_local_partitions
>     raise GLIException("MountError",
> 'fatal','mount_local_partitions','Could not mount a partition')
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:52 - GLIException: MountError :FATAL:
> mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:54 - ERROR! : Could not activate swap (/dev/
> sda4)!
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:54 - Exception received during 'Mount local
> partitions': MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not
> mount a partition
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:54 - Traceback (most recent call last):
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:54 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIClientController.py", line 122, in run
>     func()
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:54 - File "/opt/installer/
> GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 348, in mount_local_partitions
>     raise GLIException("MountError",
> 'fatal','mount_local_partitions','Could not mount a partition')
> GLI: May 31 2007 22:26:54 - GLIException: MountError :FATAL:
> mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition
>
>
> ##############################
>
>
> Please help
>
> Kind Regards
> sanjaya.
>
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