Mandrake 10.0 install doesn't recognize "/" mount point
Andrea Raimondi
Small premise: I had an USB disk inserted.
1) Inserted CD into drive
2) Rebooted
3) Language selected
4) Custom partitioning
5) Set / mount point
6) Chose not to format any drive( I already had the partitions in place,
just needed to define the mount point )
7) Mandrake fucks up saying I've 1.5 MB( while the correct partition is
4.x GB )
Any clues?
TIA,
Andrew
Andrea Raimondi
> Hello.
>
> Small premise: I had an USB disk inserted.
In case some genius was thinking to ask: no, I did set
mount point on hda :-)
TIA,
Andrew
Michael C.
Andrea Raimondi <rain...@tin.it> wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Small premise: I had an USB disk inserted.
>
> 1) Inserted CD into drive
> 2) Rebooted
> 3) Language selected
> 4) Custom partitioning
When you partition, you need to run mkfs.
> 5) Set / mount point
> 6) Chose not to format any drive( I already had the partitions in place,
> just needed to define the mount point )
If you just previously created the partition then you need to run
mkfs (format the partition), fdisk only changes the partition
table. Files are stored in filesystems not partitions. If you
were using the same partition for another distro then you might
not need to format it, but you generally won't reinstall on top
of an installation. "/" should usually be clean when installing.
BTW you don't format drives, only partitions.
> 7) Mandrake fucks up saying I've 1.5 MB( while the correct partition is
> 4.x GB )
Tell us which filesystem, the output of mount, cat /etc/fstab.
Was /'s partition resized or moved?
Michael C.
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Michael C.
Why do we care about the USB disk then? It isn't /dev/hda.
Michael C.
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Andrea Raimondi
> When you partition, you need to run mkfs.
Always? It was already set to Ext3, it just needed the mount
point set( and I'm also wondering why, since it had Slack in
there ).
> If you just previously created the partition then you need to run
> mkfs (format the partition), fdisk only changes the partition
> table. Files are stored in filesystems not partitions. If you
> were using the same partition for another distro then you might
> not need to format it, but you generally won't reinstall on top
> of an installation. "/" should usually be clean when installing.
I had no problems till now with old distros installed.
Plus, it's definitely not the first time I install a Linux distro.
> BTW you don't format drives, only partitions.
Sorry, sometimes Italian rules slip into my english :-)
> Tell us which filesystem, the output of mount, cat /etc/fstab.
> Was /'s partition resized or moved?
I was just installing Mandrake visually, thus I had no log( I'd
have written it otherwise ) and my Slack install refuses to connect to
the Internet( I'm sure it's my fault, but I've never used Slack before
trying to install it the first time... ).
The filesystem is Ext3 and, no, no resize or move. Just mount point set.
TIA,
> Michael C.
Andrew
Michael C.
Andrea Raimondi <rain...@tin.it> wrote:
> Michael C. wrote:
>
> > When you partition, you need to run mkfs.
>
> Always? It was already set to Ext3, it just needed the mount
> point set( and I'm also wondering why, since it had Slack in
> there ).
>
the filesystem has the wrong size on said partition. I haven't
experience with the proper tools for growing a filesystem, so I
can't tell you how to accomplish the later, but in the former
case mkfs must be run if you have any intention of storing files
on it.
You need to explain things better. If Mandrake is reporting the
wrong size then you're mounting the wrong partition, or the
filesystem is corrupt and/or doesn't match the partition size.
> > If you just previously created the partition then you need to run
> > mkfs (format the partition), fdisk only changes the partition
> > table. Files are stored in filesystems not partitions. If you
> > were using the same partition for another distro then you might
> > not need to format it, but you generally won't reinstall on top
> > of an installation. "/" should usually be clean when installing.
>
> I had no problems till now with old distros installed.
> Plus, it's definitely not the first time I install a Linux distro.
>
> > BTW you don't format drives, only partitions.
>
> Sorry, sometimes Italian rules slip into my english :-)
Problem is with MS terminology, not your English. Your English
is passable, your descriptions are a bit vague however.
> > Tell us which filesystem, the output of mount, cat /etc/fstab.
> > Was /'s partition resized or moved?
>
> I was just installing Mandrake visually, thus I had no log( I'd
> have written it otherwise ) and my Slack install refuses to connect to
> the Internet( I'm sure it's my fault, but I've never used Slack before
> trying to install it the first time... ).
>
> The filesystem is Ext3 and, no, no resize or move. Just mount point set.
>
Is the disk you are installing Mandrake on the same as the disk
you had installed Slackware on?
Is this a single boot or multi-boot system? Which systems if
multi-boot?
Do you have a working Linux distro installed on this machine? It
doesn't need Internet access or a printer, or even X-Windows,
just a command prompt is fine. If not, do you have a copy of
Knoppix or similar distro that can be run directly from the CD?
Are you booting off of the USB drive you mentioned, or off of
/dev/hd[a-b][1-9]*, or off of a scsi drive? How many disks do you
have installed.
Giving us the name of the partition you're attempting to mount as
/ might be start. The output of /sbin/fdisk -l would also help.
Telling us how the / partition was previously used and prepared
before installing Mandrake would also be beneficial.
Michael C.
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Andrea Raimondi
> If you create or resize a partition, there is no filesystem or
> the filesystem has the wrong size on said partition. I haven't
> experience with the proper tools for growing a filesystem, so I
> can't tell you how to accomplish the later, but in the former
> case mkfs must be run if you have any intention of storing files
> on it.
The partitions had been created long ago. The red one( ext3 ) just
missed the mount point, which I set with DiskDruid( that's the
tool, if I remember good ).
> You need to explain things better. If Mandrake is reporting the
> wrong size then you're mounting the wrong partition, or the
> filesystem is corrupt and/or doesn't match the partition size.
Could be, I wonder why though.
> Problem is with MS terminology, not your English. Your English
> is passable, your descriptions are a bit vague however.
Yes, I know, it's just that I have done a "plain" install
like many before and wasn't expecting a problem.
> Is the disk you are installing Mandrake on the same as the disk
> you had installed Slackware on?
Yes, same partition too.
> Is this a single boot or multi-boot system? Which systems if
> multi-boot?
Windows 2000/Linux
> Do you have a working Linux distro installed on this machine? It
> doesn't need Internet access or a printer, or even X-Windows,
> just a command prompt is fine. If not, do you have a copy of
> Knoppix or similar distro that can be run directly from the CD?
Yes, I should have one somewhere. If not, I can always
download an ISO and burn it :-)
> Are you booting off of the USB drive you mentioned, or off of
> /dev/hd[a-b][1-9]*, or off of a scsi drive? How many disks do you
> have installed.
I'm booting from hda. Just one hard disk and an USB disk.
> Giving us the name of the partition you're attempting to mount as
> / might be start. The output of /sbin/fdisk -l would also help.
> Telling us how the / partition was previously used and prepared
> before installing Mandrake would also be beneficial.
I had installed Slack in text mode and that was a while ago, thus I
don't remember the exact details. As to the output of /sbin/fdisk -l,
I'd need to have a linux install working, which I'm not sure I do.
I'll try and have a look at it anyway if it works.
Thank you,
> Michael C.
Andrew