Re: death

[Daniel Segall <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I usually just comment out the zero mbr and clearpart options in my 
ks.cfg, then just use something like:
/ --fstype ext3 --onpart=hda1
swap --fstype swap --onpart=hda2

That is from memory, so I'd verify the format in the kickstart manual.

-Dan

gareth wrote:
> it's the same machine & disk i got the anaconda.cfg file off.
> ok i commented out the partition steps & the installation
> now runs fine, except i haveta key in the partitions.
> so how do i go about getting the partitioning right in the
> ks.cfg?
>
> On Thu 2005-06-02 (20:24), Derek Yeung wrote:
>
> > Looks like you're trying to use a kickstart configuration file and trying 
> > to apply a partition spec for a disk with a different geometery/size. 
> > Your partitioning scheme looks simple enough -- blank out all the 
> > automatic partitioning lines and then try the configuration file again, 
> > but manually configuring the partitions yourself.
> >
> >
> > /dky
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, gareth wrote:
> >
> >
> > > sure
> > >
> > > On Thu 2005-06-02 (22:05), Ajay Mulwani wrote:
> > >
> > > > Please post the anaconda.cfg file which was used for renstalling..
> > > >
> > > > Ajay
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/2/05, gareth <kickstart@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > yo, i just installed fedora core 3, and then used the anaconda.cfg
> > > > > created as the kickstart file (and uncommenting the partions etc.)
> > > > > for reinstalling on the same machine. the install dies tho with:
> > > > >
> > > > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > > > > File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1165, in ?
> > > > >  intf.run(id, dispatch, configFileData)
> > > > > File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
> > > > > line 705, in run
> > > > >  self.icw.run (self.runres, configFileData)
> > > > > File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
> > > > > line 1449, in run
> > > > >  self.setup_window(runres)
> > > > > File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
> > > > > line 1421, in setup_window
> > > > >  self.setScreen ()
> > > > > File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
> > > > > line 1086, in setScreen
> > > > >  (step, args) = self.dispatch.currentStep()
> > > > > File 
> > > > > "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", 
> > > > > line 276, in currentStep
> > > > >  self.gotoNext()
> > > > > File 
> > > > > "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", 
> > > > > line 171, in gotoNext
> > > > >  self.moveStep()
> > > > > File 
> > > > > "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", 
> > > > > line 239, in moveStep
> > > > >  rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
> > > > > File 
> > > > > "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
> > > > > line 1416, in doAutoPartition
> > > > >  doPartitioning(diskset, partitions, doRefresh = 0)
> > > > > File 
> > > > > "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
> > > > > line 1003, in doPartitioning
> > > > >  (ret, msg) = processPartitioning(diskset, requests, newParts)
> > > > > File 
> > > > > "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
> > > > > line 953, in processPartitioning
> > > > >  ret = fitSized(diskset, requests, 0, newParts)
> > > > > File 
> > > > > "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
> > > > > line 361, in fitSized
> > > > >  requestSectors = long((request.requestSize * 1024L * 1024L) / 
> > > > >  part.disk.dev.sector_size) - 1
> > > > > TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for *: 'NoneType' and 'long'
> > > > >
> > > > > any clues?
> > > > >
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