Bug 149401 - Install fails on "install to empty space" installation
Summary: Install fails on "install to empty space" installation
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Status: CLOSED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 3
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-02-22 19:03 UTC by mpapet
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Last Closed: 2007-08-27 14:06:45 UTC
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Description mpapet 2005-02-22 19:03:28 UTC
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Description of problem:
Attempted to install FC3 from released ISO's onto two different
computers (1 laptop, 1 tower) with the following characteristics:

1. Pre-existing NTFS partition on part of the drive
2. Empty space on the rest of the drive.
3. Drive spec: IDE, sizes > 10GB



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot FC3 disc 1 installation CD 
2. Let Anaconda auto partition on empty space
3. Let Anaconda copy disk images over to drive.
    

Actual Results:  Anaconda fails with message "There is an error in the
installation.  You are probably out of disk space."

Expected Results:  Successful install of FC3

Additional info: It appears to format the disk because I cannot go
back to the partition information once I get an error, but fails to
copy over the image(s).

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2005-02-22 23:25:20 UTC
Can you verify your media according to the instructions at
http://rhlinux.redhat.com/anaconda/mediacheck.html?

Comment 2 mpapet 2005-02-22 23:44:32 UTC
Yes.  Media was successfully verified before installation started.


Comment 3 Jeremy Katz 2005-02-24 20:44:29 UTC
Can you provide the complete error you receive?  Are you getting a
traceback after being told there's not enough space?

Comment 4 mpapet 2005-02-25 20:40:27 UTC
No as a matter of fact I don't.  On the graphical install, I get a
dialog box with the message.  If I switch to console where messages
appear during installation, it's a very brief "installation error"
with no other information.

A similar thing happens during text mode installation.  

I might add that if I attempt to create the partitions and lvm in the
partition editor, I get the same message.

Comment 5 Chris Lumens 2005-03-01 19:10:26 UTC
Exactly what's the partitioning on the drive before autopart and after?

Comment 6 mpapet 2005-03-04 00:56:35 UTC
Before autopart:
I installed Win2k on a 2GB NTFS partition on a brand new laptop drive. - 18GB at
beginning was left empty.

After autopart
Based on recollection: logical volume at beginning of 20GB drive that took up
about 18GB.  It had a /boot, /(root) and Swap partitions. 

Comment 7 Matthew Miller 2006-07-10 23:41:00 UTC
Fedora Core 3 is now maintained by the Fedora Legacy project for security
updates only. If this problem is a security issue, please reopen and
reassign to the Fedora Legacy product. If it is not a security issue and
hasn't been resolved in the current FC5 updates or in the FC6 test
release, reopen and change the version to match.

Thank you!


Comment 8 Red Hat Bugzilla 2007-06-12 02:48:32 UTC
requested by Jams Antill

Comment 9 Chris Lumens 2007-08-24 21:01:37 UTC
Is this better with F8 test 1?

Comment 10 mpapet 2007-08-24 22:36:40 UTC
I switched to debian long ago.  Unless you want to test it yourself, I'd say
close the bug.

Good luck.


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