any clue why this would happen in disk_config / etch

[Michael Tautschnig]

> > I guess that problem is fundamentally related to that Adapted card, probably
> 
> I agree!
> 
> > it's using some unhandled device names. Once you regain access to that system,
> > please post the contents of /proc/partitions.
> 
> The fai-client machine is still up, after the fai failed to partition
> the disk.   I've logged into it, /proc/partitions says:
> 
> db2-interface2:~# cat /proc/partitions
> major minor  #blocks  name
> 
>    8     0  143340928 sda
>    8     1    1534176 sda1
>    8     2   16386300 sda2
>    8     3   10241437 sda3
>    8     4          1 sda4
>    8     5    2096451 sda5
>    8     6     522081 sda6
>    8     7  112559391 sda7
> 
> there was an OS on this disk before.  I'm ok with blowing away all
> data and partitions on it during install.  In fact that is what I wish
> would happen.
> 

Hmm, that one looks ok. Could you please run

/usr/lib/fai/disk-info

and  also paste the contents of that script?

Thanks,
Michael



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