Steve, On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 03:07:19PM -0400, Steve Feehan wrote: > Machine: Compaq DS10L > Processor: alpha > Memory: 256MB > Root Device: IDE /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part3 > Root Size/partition table: > > | > #1 1.0 MB K aboot > > | > #2 80.0 MB F ext2 /boot > > | > #3 280.0 MB F ext3 / > > | > #4 3.5 GB F ext3 /usr > > | > #5 1.8 GB F ext3 /var > > | > #6 541.0 MB F swap swap > > | > #7 305.0 MB F ext3 /tmp > > | > #8 3.5 GB F ext3 /home > The install goes fine until the "install aboot" step, which > fails. At that point, I go to a shell and try to install > manually: > part=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc > swriteboot=/target/sbin/swriteboot > $swriteboot $part /target/boot/bootlx > There error is: > error: bootcode overlaps with partition #1. > If you really want this, use -f1 > So I do: > $swriteboot -f1 $part /target/boot/bootlx > And get the error: > error: bootcode overlaps with partition #9. > If you really want this, use -f9 Hmm, I've seen this error before, but only in reports from others' systems. Unfortunately, I don't know what's creating this broken 9th partition; it seems to be a bug in the autopartitioning support. > So the next thing I try is to go through the install > again, but this time in the partitioner delete the > 1st partition created for aboot. Then the partition > table looks something like (note this is not a copy/paste as > I forgot to do so during the install... it's just from my > memory): > > | > 1.0 MB Free Space > > | > #2 80.0 MB F ext2 /boot > > | > #3 280.0 MB F ext3 / > > | > #4 3.5 GB F ext3 /usr > > | > #5 1.8 GB F ext3 /var > > | > #6 541.0 MB F swap swap > > | > #7 305.0 MB F ext3 /tmp > > | > #8 3.5 GB F ext3 /home > >From the shell it looks like: > > Minor Start End Filesystem Flags > 2 0.955 77.249 ext2 > 3 77.249 344.278 ext3 > 4 344.278 3644.945 ext3 > 5 3644.945 5350.115 ext3 > 6 5350.115 5866.053 linux-swap > 7 5866.053 6156.924 ext3 > 8 6156.924 9541.546 ext3 So at this point, there is no 9th partition listed, either? Do you get the same errors from trying to install aboot by hand at this point? I would like to see the logfiles, as they may include detail about what happens to create this elusive 9th partition. Thanks, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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