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frank_einstien

Member

Registered: 2006-08-09

Posts: 51

new arch install fails

Hi

got a wierd problem 

I tried setting the root partition (hda8) and when I go to the installation step, the install fails. The output from the log console is

mount:/dev/hda8 on /mnt/ failed :Invalid argument

My specs:
1. Already installed arch  once before 8)
2. /de/hda7 ext3 supp to be /boot (of new install)
3. /dev/hda8 ext3 supp to be /
4. /dev/hda9 reiser supp to be /home
5. /dev/hda10 swap

Thanks

[edited changes]: In my original post I forgot the word "once before" without which the post would make no sense. My apologies  :oops:

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jerem

Member

From: France

Registered: 2005-01-15

Posts: 310

Re: new arch install fails

Post your /etc/fstab

tpowa

Developer

From: Lauingen , Germany

Registered: 2004-04-05

Posts: 2,328

Re: new arch install fails

please use one of those isos:
http://www.archlinux.org/~tpowa/newisos/

frank_einstien

Member

Registered: 2006-08-09

Posts: 51

Re: new arch install fails

Hi

thanks tpowa but downloading would be my last resort. I have to wait over six hours for a 141Mb file around here

I have already done an install of Arch using the same CD. If I guess right for the error , the installer tries to mount the partition on /mnt/ and fails. Why is this so?

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chrismortimore

Member

From: Edinburgh, UK

Registered: 2006-07-15

Posts: 655

Re: new arch install fails

Can you mount it manually?

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frank_einstien

Member

Registered: 2006-08-09

Posts: 51

Re: new arch install fails

hi

Im sorry im not sure im following you, chrismortimore.

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