Exception error during install

[Dennis]

I just had the same problem yesterday.  The way that I resolved it was
booting up with the OSX install CD, and using that disk utility to format
the drives as Linux partitions. After that the YDL install utility was able
to get past the disk partitioning stage.

I also ran into a fatal install error during the application software
installation step.  Since the install program aborted, I had to re-run it.
This time I used the default disk partitioning option, instead of specifying
my own partitions, and the install completed successfully.

Dennis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Stamps" <wrstamps@oakland.edu>
To: <yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 9:47 AM
Subject: Exception error during install


> Crossposting from newbie list
> _____________________________________
>
> I am having problems installing YDL 3.01 [burned the ISO from the
> mirror].  I have 2 drives, a smaller one with OS9 on it and a slightly
> larger one for YDL. I didn't see anything in the install companion for
> this scenerio.  Do I need to format the larger drive before the
> install?  Or will DiskDruid do it for me?
>
> I run into problems when I get to the Disk Partitioning Setup screen.
> I get an unhandled exception error regardless of which choice I choose
> [automatic, DiskDruid, or pDisk].  I tried to report the bug but the
> link it gave me was dead.  The message is as follows:
>
> An unhandled exception has occurred.  This is most likely a bug.
> Please copy the full text of this exception then file a detailed bug
> repaort against anaconda at http://bugs.terrasoftsolutions.com/
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "/usr/llib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 215,in move Step
>    rc = apply(func, self.bindArgs(args))
> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/partitioning.py" line 57, in
> partitionObjectsInitialize
>    partitions.setFromDisk(diskset)
> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/partitions.py" line 114, in setFromDisk
>    ptype =
> fsset.fileSystemTypeGet(partedUtils.map_foreign_tofsname(part.mac_native
> _type))
> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset.py", line 61, in fileSystemTypeGet
>    return fileSystemTypes[key]
> KeyError, Foreign
>
> I click OK and it shuts down YDL and tells me it is safe to reboot.
>
> This is what I have tried so far:
> -Removing firewire card
> -Changing SCSI Id for the bigger drive so it comes both before and
> after the drive with OS9
> -Formated the larger drive in HFS, HFS+ and blowing the partition and
> leaving it as free space [current status]
>
> Here is my current system:
>
> PowerMac 8600
> 604e 200MHz
> 192mb RAM [will go up if I can get this installed!]
> Internal SCSI Bus
> 4.53 GB Seagate Barracuda at ID 1[freespace, no OS]
> Matshita CD-Rom at ID 3
> 2GB Western Digital at ID 4 [HFS w/OS9]
> 100mb Zip at ID 5
> 1.4 Floppy
> Generic 2 port FireWire card
>
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