Do you see any error messages if you perform a <Alt><F3> (text mode) or <Ctrl><Alt><F3> (gui mode) prior to the install halting? Marcus O. On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 13:01, Franklin R. Jones wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 03:10:28PM -0500, James Kosin wrote: > > Dear Franklin Jones, > > > sorry mis-typed that / is 10Gb. which includes all system > directories, including /usr /var, etc. swap is spearate as is /boot > was what I meant. It was stated correctly in first post. > > fj.. > > > You need a partition for the root directory items. I see you have /boot and > > one for /usr; but, you don't have a place for /..... > > / is the ultimate root directory for everything that doesn't go in /boot or > > /usr.... which is quite a bit of configuration and other items... /etc /var > > /proc /tmp ... etc. > > > > I hope this fixes your problem.... > > James Kosin > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Franklin R. Jones" <grat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 2:41 PM > > Subject: Re: problem upgrading RH9 to fedora core 1 > > > > > > | On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 02:06:01PM -0700, Franklin R. Jones wrote: > > | > > | update on this issue. it remains. > > | > > | I moved a vmware image (the only product really installed on > > | this system) to another partition. The root partition now has 6.9Gb > > available. > > | > > | I checked the iso md5 checksum, it is correct. > > | > > | I re-burned the CD at slowest speed possible (though in truth > > | this seemed nonsensical). > > | > > | Upgrade dies in the exact same place, about 75% of the way > > | through coping the inital install image to the hard drive. This > > | installation has the following partition table: > > | > > | hda1 /boot 200Mb > > | hda2 /usr 10Gb > > | hda3 swap 1Gb > > | hda5..8 non-system partitions > > | > > | I'm left feeling that it is trying to copy the install image > > | to hda1 /boot. It dies in just a few minutes and is during the copy so > > | it can't be that much data. > > | > > | Any want to prove or disprove this? log level? > > | > > | Any other thoughts out there? > > | > > | fj.. > > | > > | > > | > I have a fairly new RH9 install (which has run fine for about 4 weeks) > > | > that I thought I would attempt an upgrade to Fedora core release 1 on > > | > it as a first attempt with this release image. > > | > > > | > I'm getting an error when it attempts to transfer the install image to > > | > the hard drive. States "that you are probably out of disk space". > > | > > > | > System as a swap partition of 1Gb, monolithic 10Gb / partition with > > | > 4Gb free space, and a 200Mb /boot partition with 195Mb free. > > | > > > | > CD image tests clean. > > | > > > | > both graphical and text install dies about 75% though copy of install > > | > image. > > | > > > | > I searched the list archive and the only thing that sounds similar is: > > | > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2003-August/msg00211.html > > | > > > | > but isn't identical nor is there a resolution offered. > > | > > > | > any ideas on this one? While I could just do a fresh install on this > > | > particular system, I have 3 other systems that I wouldn't want to do > > | > that on so would like to figure out what the issue is if possible. > > | > > > | > Anyway to get more verbose debug output from the install process? At > > | > the point it dies it is not writing to /root/install.log yet (nor > > | > anywhere else I can determine) > > | > > > | > thanks, > > | > fj.. > > | > > > | > > > | > -- > > | > fedora-list mailing list > > | > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > | > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > | > > | > > | -- > > | fedora-list mailing list > > | fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > | http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
