Bug#94419: Swap partition step skipped and not available
Oh good point... Didn't notice that is was PowerPC... Ignore me, then.. :)
... Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: andy@meer.meer.net [mailto:andy@meer.meer.net]On Behalf Of Andrew
Sharp
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 7:20 PM
To: adconrad@0c3.net; 94419@bugs.debian.org
Cc: 'Chris Tillman'
Subject: Re: Bug#94419: Swap partition step skipped and not available
That would be the case, except this is not an X86 install, this is a
powerpc install. Which means he has to create a regular partition
of type Apple_Unix_SVR2 (the default for mac-fdisk) and it has to be
*named* "swap". X86 doesn't have the name thing, either. I'm
pretty sure this is all covered in the docs for mac-fdisk.
a
Adam Conrad wrote:
>
> When you partitioned your hard disk, did you remember to mark one of the
> partitions as Type 82 (Linux Swap) before writing the table and
exiting?...
> If the installer doesn't see any Type 82 partitions, it will assume you
> either screwed up (hence the choice to repartition again), or that you
don't
> want one (do without).
>
> ... Adam Conrad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Tillman [mailto:tillman@azstarnet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 1:58 PM
> To: submit@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Bug#94419: Swap partition step skipped and not available
>
> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: 2.2.23
>
> When installing a new system from the boot floppy, the first step is to
> choose a keyboard, then partition a hard disk. After partitioning my hard
> disk using the provided utility, I used w to write the partition map, then
q
> to quit the utility.
>
> When I was returned to the dbootstrap menu, I was presented with text
> concerning creation of a swap partition, but a 'Next' menu item choice of
> Partition a Hard Disk again. The 'Alternate' menu item is Do Without a
Swap
> Partition.
>
> I selected the Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition item from further
> down the list manually, but when I did an error resulted:
>
> No swap partitions that had already been mounted were detected.
>
> Thus I was forced to select Do Without a Swap Partition to be able to
> continue with my install.
>
> I am trying to install on a PowerBase 180 PowerPC with attached SCSI disks
> (I was using sdb).
>
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