Bug#502298: marked as done (Installer hangs when disk full)
Your message dated Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:54:34 +0200
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and subject line Re: Bug#502298: Installer hangs when disk full
has caused the Debian Bug report #502298,
regarding Installer hangs when disk full
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Package: debian-installer
Version: unknown
When installing debian to a 1GB USB key using http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/InstallOnSDcardOrUsbStick , a lack of space on the disk caused the installer to go into a near-perpetual loop, with no option for aborting or otherwise recovering
Details (transcribed, may contain errors):
Oct 15 11:39:31 in-target Error writing to output file lenny/main openoffice.org-gnome 1:2.4.1-9
This message is repeated contiuously. Some method of stopping the installation is requested. As a new debian user, I was expecting individual package customisation, and as such did not worry about oversize installs until too late.
Thanks.
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On Wednesday 15 October 2008, D Haley wrote:
> When installing debian to a 1GB USB key using
> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/InstallOnSDcardOrUsbStick , a
> lack of space on the disk caused the installer to go into a
> near-perpetual loop, with no option for aborting or otherwise
> recovering
There is not all that much the installer can do about this. Especially
since it has no way to determine exactly in advance how much diskspace
will be needed and on which file systems.
The installation guide lists the disk space needed for tasks and tasksel
checks the disk space available before marking the desktop task as
installable by default. The rest is up to the user.
Cheers,
FJP
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