Re: Cannot partition a hard drive with the Etch installer
On Wednesday 07 May 2008 01:34:07 Ken Heard wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> > On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 04:59:07PM -0400, Ken Heard wrote:
> >> LVM VG SOL, LV var - 3.2 gB Linux Device Mapper
> >> #1 3.2 gB
> >> SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) - 250.1 gB ATA WDC WD2500AAJS.0
> >> #1 primary 82.2 mB B F ext3 /boot
> >> #2 primary 250.0 gB K lvm
> >>
> >> Undo changes to the partitions.
> >> Finish partitioning and write changes to disk.
> >> -
> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>-
> >>
> >> When I selected the "Finish" option, the following was returned:
> >>
> >> No root file system is defined.
> >> Please correct this from the partitioning menu.
> >>
> >> I went back to the partitioning menu but could find no way to indicate
> >> where to mount each logical volume, nor to indicate which volumes were
> >> to be encrypted.
> >>
> >> My question: can I do what I want to do and -- if so -- how?
> >
> > Its too soon to finish. You have marked for creating the LVs, and have
> > labled them, but you still much choose each one (move curser, hit enter)
> > and select "use as" and select a filesystem type, a filesystem lable, a
> > mount point, etc, just as when you selected partition #1 and marked it
> > "use as" ext3, mount on /boot, and partition #2 as "use as" physical
> > volume for LVM.
>
> I understand what you are saying in the previous paragraph, and I
> expected to be able to do what you suggest. My problem is that the
> installer will not let me do that in LVM logical volumes -- I am *not
> allowed* to put the cursor on a LV, hit enter and make those selections.
>
> So, I am back to my original question: can I do what I want to do, and
> if so how? Otherwise should I abandon LVM altogether and file a bug
> report?
>
> Ken Heard
My guest is that you try to enter on the lines starting with LVM, you have to
select the line below them and then hit enter and then follow Douglas advice.
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