Bug 74344 - Cannot backup after chosing packages
Summary: Cannot backup after chosing packages
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Michael Fulbright
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-09-20 20:54 UTC by Shane Zatezalo
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:46 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2003-01-10 07:53:03 UTC
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Description Shane Zatezalo 2002-09-20 20:54:38 UTC
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Description of problem:
Custom install. Set parition/disk setup for total available of 4GB. Get to 
pick packages. Select everything. Continue. Alerted that !sufficient space. 
Then try to backup to the point where you can use fdisk/graphic tool to re-
partition. You cannot. It says something like "the partitions are active, you 
cannot go farther back"

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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.install - custom
2.(re)partition drive to <needed disk space available for the install.
3.choose everything when asked what packages
	

Actual Results:  installation process must be aborted

Expected Results:  partition/drive setup can be re-arranged and installation 
continued.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Jeremy Katz 2003-01-10 07:53:03 UTC
Unfortunately, at this point we have swap turned on and swap cannot safely be
turned off (and without turning it off, we can't allow you to repartition)


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