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Bug 14958

Summary: Install on non-Linux partition fails
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Jos Vos <jos>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Michael Fulbright <msf>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact:
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Priority: high    
Version: 7.0   
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Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard: Winston gold
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Description Jos Vos 2000-08-01 12:18:19 UTC 
When choosing to assign / to a 0x0b (WIndows) partition, it warns me that I
should not do that, that is has speed penalties (why?) and when I insist,
it crashes. I'll attach the Anaconda dump as a file to this bug.
Comment 1 Jos Vos 2000-08-01 12:19:08 UTC 
Created attachment 1740 [details]
Anaconda dump (traceback)
Comment 2 Michael Fulbright 2000-08-01 22:23:39 UTC 
Was the windows partition formatted with a FAT-style filesystem?
Comment 3 Jos Vos 2000-08-02 06:42:38 UTC 
No.  It was actually an ext2 filesystem, but before installation I changed the
partition type to 0x0b (it was for some tests I was doing with the installer).
Comment 4 Glen Foster 2000-08-04 15:07:01 UTC 
This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Winston Gold-release
Comment 5 Erik Troan 2000-08-10 19:35:27 UTC 
You have to manually format DOS filesystems for loopback installs; we don't
format devices automatically.
Comment 6 Jos Vos 2000-08-11 06:52:24 UTC 
What do you mean with "loopback installs"?  Whatever that means, at least
Anaconda shouldn't crash.