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Hi, |
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I'm a gentoo newbie (but have installed many Linux systems) |
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Using the i686 livedvd I tried to install gentoo in expert mode. |
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I even partitioned the harddisk before (using some rescue cd). |
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The partition list (obtained when running the gentoo livedvd) is |
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Disk /dev/sda: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes |
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255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders |
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Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes |
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System |
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/dev/sda1 1 1300 10442218+ 83 Linux |
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/dev/sda2 1301 6800 44178750 83 Linux |
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/dev/sda3 6801 17800 88357500 83 Linux |
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/dev/sda4 17801 30515 102133237+ 5 Extended |
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/dev/sda5 17801 23300 44178718+ 83 Linux |
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/dev/sda6 23301 30515 57954456 83 Linux |
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I even created an ext3 filesystem on each of the Linux partitions. |
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But, the installation terminates nearly immediately with an error |
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message. |
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The file /var/log/installer.log says |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:45:28 - Gentoo Linux Installer version 0.4.1 |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:45:28 - Setting root password. |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:45:28 - Portmap started. |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:45:28 - Completed pre_install steps |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:51:23 - partition(): Processing /dev/sda... |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:51:23 - Exception received during 'Partition': UnknownPartitionTypeError :FATAL: partition: |
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Refusing to partition this drive due to the presence of an unknown type of partition |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:51:23 - Traceback (most recent call last): |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:51:23 - File "/opt/installer/GLIClientController.py", line 197, in run |
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self._install_steps[self._install_step]['function']() |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:51:23 - File "/opt/installer/templates/x86ArchitectureTemplate.py", line 409, in partition |
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raise GLIException("UnknownPartitionTypeError", 'fatal', 'partition', |
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"Refusing to partition this drive due to the presence of an unknown type of partition") |
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GLI: September 12 2006 11:51:23 - GLIException: UnknownPartitionTypeError :FATAL: partition: |
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Refusing to partition this drive due to the presence of an unknown type of partition |
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Can anybody please explain that error message (since the partition flag |
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is correct (83)) |
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I specified mkfs option '-t ext3' . Can this causes this error message? |
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Many thanks for your help. |
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Helmut Jarausch |
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Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik |
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RWTH - Aachen University |
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D 52056 Aachen, Germany |
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