YDL 2.3 Partition size issues ?

[Andrew Stout]

I'm a little rusty (it's been a while since I did an install, and I'm 
no expert), but I saw this error many a time when installing on my 
Wallstreet 'bout a year ago.  The error probably means you're trying to 
install on a partition that doesn't have enough space--that is, you 
*think* you're installing on that 12G / partition, but the installer is 
actually trying to install all those packages on the second swap 
partition, or on the boot partition.

I was also doing the multiple swap partitions thing when I had this 
trouble, because I'd read somewhere that I needed to.  Apparently 
that's way-outdated information, and there's nothing keeping you from 
having a single 256Mb swap partition.  I consolidated my swap to one 
partition, followed a more standard partitioning scheme (something like 
/MacOS 8G, swap 256Mb, / 8G, /common 2G) and it went fine.

That said, the partitioning utility in YDL 2.3 (and 2.2, and 2.1...) is 
very broken, and very insistent that you do what it thinks is best for 
you.  My approach was to partition using a different utility (one that 
wouldn't segfault if I deleted and remade a partition in the same go), 
format using YDL's, and proceed.  I think I actually posted step by 
step instructions on how to dodge the partitioner's brokenness about a 
year ago january...you could look in the archives if you were feeling 
industrious.  Anway, I'm really glad 3.0 has a new installer...

HTH,

--Andrew

On Thursday, March 20, 2003, at 07:37 AM, Michael H. Martel wrote:

> Hello!
>
> This is frustrating me because it should be simple.  I've got a 333 
> mhz iMac which I want to replace the Hard drive in. So I replace it 
> with a 12gb Maxtor drive.  MacOS 9 sees the drive just fine.  Formats 
> it, partitions it, installs perfectly.
>
> Using the YDL install CD, I can boot, partition and format the drive 
> just fine.  I've tried the following partition schemes.
>
> boot - 10mb
> swap - 128mb
> swap - 128mb
> /    - 12gb
>
> boot - 10mb
> swap - 128
> swap - 128
> /    - 3gb
> /usr - 3gb
> /home - 6gb
>
> In both cases, when I get to the installation of packages I get an 
> error copying package to /tmp/package-name .  I can't rule out that 
> the drive may have issues, but thought before I go buy a new drive, 
> I'd ask if anyone has had problems installing YDL 2.3 on larger 
> partitions.
>
> BTW, YDL 2.3, off this same CD installs just fine on the original 6gb 
> drive that came with the machine.
>
> Thanks for any thoughts!
>
> Michael
>
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