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[Daniel Segall]

I usually just comment out the zero mbr and clearpart options in my 
ks.cfg, then just use something like:
/ --fstype ext3 --onpart=hda1
swap --fstype swap --onpart=hda2

That is from memory, so I'd verify the format in the kickstart manual.

-Dan

gareth wrote:
> it's the same machine & disk i got the anaconda.cfg file off.
> ok i commented out the partition steps & the installation
> now runs fine, except i haveta key in the partitions.
> so how do i go about getting the partitioning right in the
> ks.cfg?
> 
> On Thu 2005-06-02 (20:24), Derek Yeung wrote:
> 
>>Looks like you're trying to use a kickstart configuration file and trying 
>>to apply a partition spec for a disk with a different geometery/size. 
>>Your partitioning scheme looks simple enough -- blank out all the 
>>automatic partitioning lines and then try the configuration file again, 
>>but manually configuring the partitions yourself.
>>
>>
>>/dky
>>
>>
>>
>>On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, gareth wrote:
>>
>>
>>>sure
>>>
>>>On Thu 2005-06-02 (22:05), Ajay Mulwani wrote:
>>>
>>>>Please post the anaconda.cfg file which was used for renstalling..
>>>>
>>>>Ajay
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On 6/2/05, gareth <kickstart at lordcow.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>yo, i just installed fedora core 3, and then used the anaconda.cfg
>>>>>created as the kickstart file (and uncommenting the partions etc.)
>>>>>for reinstalling on the same machine. the install dies tho with:
>>>>>
>>>>>Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>>File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 1165, in ?
>>>>>  intf.run(id, dispatch, configFileData)
>>>>>File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
>>>>>line 705, in run
>>>>>  self.icw.run (self.runres, configFileData)
>>>>>File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
>>>>>line 1449, in run
>>>>>  self.setup_window(runres)
>>>>>File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
>>>>>line 1421, in setup_window
>>>>>  self.setScreen ()
>>>>>File "/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/gui.py", 
>>>>>line 1086, in setScreen
>>>>>  (step, args) = self.dispatch.currentStep()
>>>>>File 
>>>>>"/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", 
>>>>>line 276, in currentStep
>>>>>  self.gotoNext()
>>>>>File 
>>>>>"/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", 
>>>>>line 171, in gotoNext
>>>>>  self.moveStep()
>>>>>File 
>>>>>"/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", 
>>>>>line 239, in moveStep
>>>>>  rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
>>>>>File 
>>>>>"/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
>>>>>line 1416, in doAutoPartition
>>>>>  doPartitioning(diskset, partitions, doRefresh = 0)
>>>>>File 
>>>>>"/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
>>>>>line 1003, in doPartitioning
>>>>>  (ret, msg) = processPartitioning(diskset, requests, newParts)
>>>>>File 
>>>>>"/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
>>>>>line 953, in processPartitioning
>>>>>  ret = fitSized(diskset, requests, 0, newParts)
>>>>>File 
>>>>>"/usr/src/build/475969-i386/install//usr/lib/anaconda/autopart.py", 
>>>>>line 361, in fitSized
>>>>>  requestSectors = long((request.requestSize * 1024L * 1024L) / 
>>>>>  part.disk.dev.sector_size) - 1
>>>>>TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for *: 'NoneType' and 'long'
>>>>>
>>>>>any clues?
>>>>>
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