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List:       mandrake-cooker
Subject:    Re: [Cooker] Mandriva 2005 RC1 x86_64 installer bug - using existing partitions with label
From:       Pixel <pixel () mandriva ! com>
Date:       2005-06-06 10:01:12
Message-ID: lyr7ffyfbr.fsf () leia ! mandrakesoft ! com
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Wang Jian <lark@linux.net.cn> writes:

> When I install MDV 2005 RC1 x86_64 over existing Fedora Core 3 x86_64
> parttion, I choose to format all partitions except /home (which contains
> some test programs), but keep mount points as previous.
> 
> FC3 uses "LABEL=..." in /etc/fstab. MDV installer formats /dev/sda1 (/,
> also LABEL=/), and tries to mount "LABEL=/" on /mnt. Of course, because
> the label is lost when formating, the mount fails, the installation
> can't go on.

(answering to a quite old mail from Mon Apr 11 19:12:20 2005)

this is now fixed in CVS, thanks!

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