[BlueOnyx:00708] Re: BlueOnyx 5.2 on VMware Player

[Rob Taylor]

--On 05 March 2009 22:24 +1100 Adam Carmichael <acarmichael at compassnetworks.com.au> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I am attempting to install BlueOnyx 5.2 20090218 onto a VM hosted by
> VMware Player 2.5.1 build-126130 on a Kubuntu 8.10 system. I encounter
> an error in the early Anaconda stages of installation. I believe the
> problem I encounter is the same as that reported in a previous post
> (post #286) however I haven't been able to resolve it yet. I get a
> python script error as follows:
> 
>> Traceback (most recent call first):
>> File "/tmp/treedir.29352/instimage/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset.py", line
>> 2463 in setupDevice
>>         raise SystemError, "lvcreate failed for %s" %(self.name,)
>> 
>> File "/tmp/treedir.29352/instimage/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset.py", line
>> 1752, in createLovicalVolumes
>>         entry.device.setupDevice(chroot, vgdevice = vg)
>> 
>> File "/tmp/treedir.29352/instimage/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line
>> 150, in turnOnFilesystems
>> anaconda.id.fsset.createLogicalVolumes(anaconda.rootPath)
>> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 201, in moveStep
>>         rc = stepFunc(self.anaconda)
>> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 124, in gotoNext
>>         self.moveStep()
>> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 588, in run
>>         anaconda.dispatch.gotoNext()
>> File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 982, in ?
>>         anaconda.intf.run(anaconda)
>> SystemError: lvcreate failed for home
> My VM is set to use the lsilogic SCSI driver that Michael has suggested
> in previous posts.
> 
> Does anybody know of any kernel options that I could supply in the boot
> menu?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Adam

This *may* be related to something else completely but I used to get these types of errors (That didn't make sense to me) installing BlueQuartz in VMWare, it was down to the VHD not being big enough, you need to make sure it has at least 30Gb!

Thanks
Rob