Bug#274926: aboot install fails

[Steve Feehan <sfeehan@sbb.uvm.edu>]

On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 12:39:09PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 03:07:19PM -0400, Steve Feehan wrote:
> 

> >  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.

This does seem to be the case. I just finished going through
the install again, this time selecting the 'Desktop' partitioning
scheme. This time aboot installed without error.

I'll go through the install again, select the 'Server' scheme
and send the logs.

> > >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?

Don't recall. I'll try again and report.

> I would like to see the logfiles, as they may include detail about what
> happens to create this elusive 9th partition.

Will do.

-- 
Steve Feehan