Re: xfs installer errors

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@sgi.com>]

Hi Harald - 

On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 14:11, Harald Wagener wrote:
> I just wanted to report two errors with the xfs installer:
> 
> - text based install dies with a python error in 
> /usr/lib/anaconda/textw/welcome_text.pyc, line 23. This is the dialog 
> where You are hinted at redhat's non-responsibility for this 
> installation. graphical installation works. I am no good at python, so 
> I can't provide a fix here.

This one is a problem with a format string / argument count mismatch in
a print statement.  I suppose we should respin or put out an updates
disk for this one.

> - using lilo as the boot manager fails because the labels used by the 
> installer are too long for lilo. The maximum length is 12 characters, 
> IIRC, and the original label is something like
> 'Linux-XFS-2.4.18-SGI-1.2a1', which is too long.

Hm, will have to look at this one.

Thanks,

-Eric