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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] Upgrade doesn't recognize filesystem
From:       David Bolt <bcrafhfr () davjam ! org>
Date:       2007-11-30 22:13:02
Message-ID: g$2qEdFurIUHFwgF () dev ! null ! davjam ! org
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007,  wrote:-

<snip>

>*mount point : /boot
>device : /dev/hda4
>file system  (empty for autodetection)
>*
>if I leave the file system box empty it returns to the prior box that
>states the partition could not be mounted, etc.
> The various spelling; i.e. EXT3, ext3, etc. are examples of what I
>tried in the file sytem box in the Mount Options box.
>
>Hope this clarifies what I said previously

My guess is that you have separate partitions, and /var is on one of
those partitions. If so, you've probably fallen foul of bug #330705, to
which a workaround is available here:

<URL:http://en.opensuse.org/How_To_Upgrade_System_with_Separate_/var_Partition>


Regards,
        David Bolt

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