Here is a copy of the log I got when trying to install Linux 7.0 on a Pentium Class machine: Traceback (innermost last): File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress_gui.py", line 20, in run rc = self.todo.doInstall () File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1472, in doInstall self.fstab.mountFilesystems (self.instPath) File "fstab.py", line 715, in mountFilesystems raise SystemError, (errno, msg) SystemError: (22, 'Invalid argument') Local variables in innermost frame: size: 6538423 fsystem: ext2 self: <fstab.GuiFstab instance at 8292648> msg: Invalid argument doFormat: 0 errno: 22 device: hda5 instPath: /mnt/sysimage mntpoint: / ToDo object: (itodo ToDo p1 (dp2 S'method' p3 (iimage CdromInstallMethod p4 (dp5 S'progressWindow' p6 <failed>
You need to format the '/' partition for a reinstall to work properly. Note you will lose the data on it.