No! You do not want that. Clearpart REMOVES the partitions. The following is from the manual: clearpart (optional) Removes partitions from the system, prior to creation of new partitions. By default, no partitions are removed. Note If the clearpart command is used, then the --onpart command cannot be used on a logical partition -Dan > don't i need clearpart if i wanna override the existing partitions? > > On Fri 2005-06-03 (09:15), Daniel Segall wrote: >> 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? >> >>>>> >> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>>>Kickstart-list mailing list >> >>>>>Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> >>>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >> >>>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>>Kickstart-list mailing list >> >>>>Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> >>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >> >>> >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Kickstart-list mailing list >> >Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kickstart-list mailing list >> Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > >
