[Solved] Install fails if I try to use JFS on a partition PCLOS 2010 Minime

[EC]

Hi Folks,

Can anyone else confirm they have the same issue as stated above?  

Steps I take:

1.  Launch LiveCD  
2.  Start Install PCLOS
3.  I select use custom partitions
4.  Setup / to use JFS
5.  Setup a swap partition
6.  Click Done and let the installer do its thing.

Shortly thereafter, I get the following message:

An error occurred.
fsck.jfs failed

If I open up a terminal as root, I can run fsck.jfs manually

I still get the error if I make / use ext4 and then create /home to use jfs.  So my thought is this issue is with the installer.  However, since I realized I am thinking, I figure it's best to ask  

Thanks,
-Eric

[muungwana]

in one of the betas, the installer had problems with creating a file system if a different file system already exist on the partition and i dont know if this is solved in the final.

you can try first deleting the partition and  then create new ones with file system you want or use a diiferent tool to create partitions and file systems and let the installer use those file systems during installation.

[EC]

No luck with doing things manually first (cfdisk, mkfs.jfs, mkswap, etc). Things still bong when the installer calls fsck.

[menotu]

Hi MC - Which kernel are you using?

Did you see Tex's post:

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,70307.msg577899.html#msg577899

[EC]

Yep.  That's the kernel present on 2010 minime final copy I am using.

Thanks,
-Eric

[Texstar]

No luck with doing things manually first (cfdisk, mkfs.jfs, mkswap, etc). Things still bong when the installer calls fsck.

Boot LiveCD
Open Synaptic
Switch to ibiblio.org repository
Press Reload to get current file list
Install jfsutils which will obsolete jfsprogs from Synaptic
Run installer
Report back success or failure.

[EC]

No luck with doing things manually first (cfdisk, mkfs.jfs, mkswap, etc). Things still bong when the installer calls fsck.

Boot LiveCD
Open Synaptic
Switch to ibiblio.org repository
Press Reload to get current file list
Install jfsutils which will obsolete jfsprogs from Synaptic
Run installer
Report back success or failure.

That looks to have done the trick Tex!  I have the install running now.

Thanks,
-Eric