[gentoo-user] livecd install problems

[David Relson]

G'day,

I'm trying to install the livecd (livecd-i686-installer-2006.0.iso) on
a PII-450 machine with 256MB ram and an 18GB Fujitsu hard drive.  The
machine is on a 192.168.1.x LAN with 192.168.1.2 providing DNS and DSL
firewall services.  The installation fails :=<  Copies of
installprofile.xml, clientconfiguration.xml, and installer.log.failed
are below.

All my attempts at installing have failed so far.  Suggestions as to
what's wrong (and help in getting around the problems) would be appreciated !

Thanks.

David
 
#### /var/log/installer.log.failed

GLI: March 19 2006 17:54:40 - Setting root password.
GLI: March 19 2006 17:54:42 - Livecd root password set.
GLI: March 19 2006 17:54:46 - Portmap started.
GLI: March 19 2006 17:54:46 - Completed pre_install steps
GLI: March 19 2006 17:58:21 - Partition table for /dev/sda is unchanged...skipping
GLI: March 19 2006 17:58:26 - Exception received during 'Mount local partitions': MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition
GLI: March 19 2006 17:58:26 - Traceback (most recent call last):
GLI: March 19 2006 17:58:26 - File "/opt/installer/GLIClientController.py", line 165, in run
    self._install_steps[self._install_step]['function']()
GLI: March 19 2006 17:58:26 - File "/opt/installer/GLIArchitectureTemplate.py", line 441, in mount_local_partitions
    raise GLIException("MountError", 'fatal','mount_local_partitions','Could not mount a partition')
GLI: March 19 2006 17:58:26 - GLIException: MountError :FATAL: mount_local_partitions: Could not mount a partition

#### clientconfiguratin.xml

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<client-configuration>
	<network-gateway>
		192.168.1.2
	</network-gateway>
	<http-proxy/>
	<network-ip>
		192.168.1.30
	</network-ip>
	<rsync-proxy/>
	<ftp-proxy/>
	<verbose>
		False
	</verbose>
	<enable-ssh>
		False
	</enable-ssh>
	<install-mode>
		normal
	</install-mode>
	<root-mount-point>
		/mnt/gentoo
	</root-mount-point>
	<profile-uri/>
	<network-type>
		static
	</network-type>
	<network-netmask>
		255.255.255.0
	</network-netmask>
	<log-file>
		/var/log/installer.log
	</log-file>
	<network-interface>
		eth0
	</network-interface>
	<root-passwd>
		**********************************
	</root-passwd>
	<network-dhcp-options/>
	<architecture-template>
		x86
	</architecture-template>
	<network-broadcast>
		192.168.1.255
	</network-broadcast>
	<interactive>
		True
	</interactive>
	<dns-servers>
		192.168.1.2
	</dns-servers>
	<kernel-modules/>
</client-configuration>



#### installprofile.xml
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<gli-profile>
	<kernel-build-method>
		genkernel
	</kernel-build-method>
	<cron-daemon>
		vixie-cron
	</cron-daemon>
	<domainname>
		localdomain
	</domainname>
	<portage-snapshot>
		file:///mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-20060123.tar.bz2
	</portage-snapshot>
	<kernel-source>
		livecd-kernel
	</kernel-source>
	<install-pcmcia-cs>
		False
	</install-pcmcia-cs>
	<time-zone>
		America/New_York
	</time-zone>
	<install-distcc>
		False
	</install-distcc>
	<boot-device>
		/dev/sda
	</boot-device>
	<dynamic-stage3>
		True
	</dynamic-stage3>
	<kernel-bootsplash>
		False
	</kernel-bootsplash>
	<bootloader-mbr>
		True
	</bootloader-mbr>
	<hostname>
		localhost
	</hostname>
	<bootloader-kernel-args/>
	<post-install-script-uri/>
	<nisdomainname/>
	<install-stage>
		3
	</install-stage>
	<ftp-proxy/>
	<rsync-proxy/>
	<stage-tarball/>
	<bootloader>
		grub
	</bootloader>
	<root-pass-hash>
		$1$a.PHSveD$04QXafey77sXdPqi2QBvW/
	</root-pass-hash>
	<http-proxy/>
	<mta/>
	<grp-install>
		True
	</grp-install>
	<logging-daemon>
		syslog-ng
	</logging-daemon>
	<kernel-config/>
	<portage-tree-sync>
		snapshot
	</portage-tree-sync>
	<kernel-initrd>
		True
	</kernel-initrd>
	<install-rp-pppoe>
		False
	</install-rp-pppoe>
	<default-gateway interface="eth0">
		192.168.1.2
	</default-gateway>
	<install-packages/>
	<network-interfaces>
		<device broadcast="192.168.1.255" ip="192.168.1.30" netmask="255.255.255.0">
			eth0
		</device>
	</network-interfaces>
	<network-mounts/>
	<partitions>
		<device devnode="/dev/sda" disklabel="msdos">
			<partition format="False" mb="101" minor="1" mkfsopts="" mountopts="defaults" mountpoint="/boot" origminor="1" resized="False" type="ext2"/>
			<partition format="False" mb="996" minor="2" mkfsopts="" mountopts="" mountpoint="" origminor="2" resized="False" type="linux-swap"/>
			<partition format="False" mb="16323" minor="3" mkfsopts="" mountopts="defaults" mountpoint="/" origminor="3" resized="False" type="ext3"/>
		</device>
	</partitions>
	<services/>
	<etc-files>
		<file name="rc.conf">
			<entry name="EDITOR">
				/bin/nano
			</entry>
		</file>
		<file name="conf.d/keymaps">
			<entry name="SET_WINDOWSKEYS">
				Yes
			</entry>
		</file>
		<file name="make.conf">
			<entry name="MAKEOPTS"/>
			<entry name="USE">
				 X alsa apache2 apm arts audiofile avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bzip2 cdr cli crypt ctype cups dba eds elibc_glibc emboss encode esd ethereal exif expat fam fastbuild foomaticdb force-cgi-redirect fortran ftp gd gdbm gif glut gmp gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile idn imlib ipv6 jpeg kde kernel_linux lcms libg++ libwww mad memlimit mikmod mng motif mozilla mp3 mpeg ncurses nls nptl ogg opengl oss pam pcre pdflib perl png posix python qt quicktime readline samba sdl session simplexml slang soap sockets spell spl ssl tcltk tcpd tiff tokenizer truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev userland_GNU vorbis x86 xml xml2 xmms xsl xv zlib
			</entry>
			<entry name="FEATURES"/>
			<entry name="ACCEPT_KEYWORDS"/>
			<entry name="CFLAGS">
				-march=i686 -O2 -pipe
			</entry>
		</file>
		<file name="conf.d/clock">
			<entry name="CLOCK">
				UTC
			</entry>
		</file>
	</etc-files>
</gli-profile>





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