Subject: Re: Can Not install YDL 2 on iMac
From: Jeff LoBalbo (j.loBalbo@rea.com)
Date: Thu Aug 02 2001 - 10:19:34 MDT
>I am new to Linux and I am trying to install YDL 2.0 on an iMac DV.
>
>Here's what I've done so far:
> 1.Partitioned drive into 2 partitions; one has OS X on it and the other
>is free space.
> 2.Booted up from the YDL 2.0 disc and began the installation program;
>using the graphical interface.
> 3.Sub-partitioned the free space partition to hold the 3 Linux
>partitions.
>
>When I click "SAVE" in the box showing all the partitions, I get this error
>message:
>
>FATAL ERROR
>
>OSError [Errno 17]File exists: '/tmp/root/etc/'
>
>File "/usr/lib/yi/mount.py", line 505, in Write
> os.mkdir (self.installPath+ '/etc/');
>
>File "/usr/lib/yi/mount.py", line 335, in configure
> return self.Write(face)
>
>File "/usr/lib/yi/template.py", line 56, in_call_
> return self.configure(args)
>
>Then it asks to Continue (which it says may cause damage to your system)
> Quit or Enter Python Debugger.
>I've tried Continue and nothing seems to happen and I've tried Python
>Debugger and everything seems to freeze.
>
>Anybody know what's going on or seen this before.
>Very confused...Please Help..thanks.
>
>
>
OK, it may be that the installer is sensing the OSX partition and
thinking you have another *NIX partition and it's confused. If the OSX
partition is in UFS Format, make it HFS+. If it's in HFS+ already, try
partitioning again from the beginning and install YDL first.
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