Bug 49865 – installing on a preexiting ext3 partition fails

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Bug 49865 - installing on a preexiting ext3 partition fails

Summary:	installing on a preexiting ext3 partition fails

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	anaconda (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.3
Hardware:	i386 Linux

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Assigned To:	Brent Fox
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Reported:	2001-07-24 14:03 EDT by Gerald Teschl
Modified:	2007-04-18 12:35 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2001-08-21 06:16:47 EDT
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Description Gerald Teschl 2001-07-24 14:03:50 EDT

I just tried to install beta2 (TUI since GUI is broken for me). I used the
previous partitions hd1->swap hda2-> /(ext3) and forgot to select to
format /. Result:

Anaconda fails "unable to mount / " and wants to reboot.

Comment 1 Michael Fulbright 2001-07-24 16:00:37 EDT

Didn't it warn you that if you do not format '/' the install will not work?

Comment 2 Gerald Teschl 2001-07-24 18:07:59 EDT

No, it did not ask if the partition should be formated or not.

Comment 3 Michael Fulbright 2001-07-25 12:09:29 EDT

This situation should definately be caught in beta 3. Please retry.

Comment 4 Brent Fox 2001-08-10 11:17:21 EDT

Closing due to inactivity. Please reopen if you still see the problem in beta 3.

Comment 5 Gerald Teschl 2001-08-21 06:16:43 EDT

No, it still does not work in beta4! The error from mount is

EXT2-fs: ide(3,1): couln't mount because of optional features (4)

and the installer will offer me to reboot as the only option.

Comment 6 Matt Wilson 2001-08-24 17:59:19 EDT

fixed in CVS.

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