Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 43885
Linux 7 install bug
Last modified: 2007-03-26 23:45:08 EDT
Description of Problem: I can't install linux 7 on my computer. I have it partitioned and I want to dual-boot windows 98 and Linux. It gives me an error message when i tell it that I want to mount the 2nd partition to root (/). The included log file is generated. How Reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual Results: Expected Results: Additional Information:
Created attachment 20572 [details] Log file
Are you setting a mount point for the DOS partition?
I've partitioned my hard drive so that i have two. Both are Win95 Fat32. I set the mount point for the second partition as root (/). Do I need to change the drive type to dos? or can I?
So, do you want to install Linux onto a FAT partition that also contains Windows data? It is possible to do this, but it is generally better to have Linux reside on it's own partition, which is of type 'ext2'. If you don't have any data on that second Windows partition, I would recommend deleting it in Disk Druid and then creating a new 'ext2' partition that has a mount point of root (/). You'll also need to make a swap partition. However, it is possible to install Linux onto a FAT partitions that already exists. You just need to set the mount point for that partition to "/". I would recommend not setting a mount point of any kind for the first FAT partition on your drive. Does that help?
Basically, as long as everything on windows is still there, and linux is installed, i don't care what partition it's installed on. i can't find the ext2 type of partition in the list, and linux won't let me install it on a FAT partition.
So is there any data on the second Windows partition?
I don't think so. I defragged the hard drive and made sure there was enough space for the 2nd partition. then i used fips to create a new partition.
Ok, what I'd recommend is to use Disk Druid to delete that second partition. Then create two new partitions...one which is a swap partition at about 128 MB in size. Then, I'd make a / partition of type 'ext2' and then set it to use the rest of the space on the hard drive.
Worked perfectly :) Thanks for your help!
Good. Glad to hear that things are working now. Thanks for your report.