On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 13:31:14 +0100
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I've just tried to install Mandrake Linux 8.2 b1 on my Cube, but
> the installation failed on the partitioning stage.
>
> Error message:
>
> warning: partitions sector #20529517 (1 MB) and sector #20531564
> (137 MB) are overlapping! at /usr/lib/perl5/site-
> perl/5.6.1/MDK/Common/Func.pm line 273
>
> (no relevant messages on F4)
>
> That is between bootstrap and /. I know the sector numbers look
> weird but I've checked them twice.
>
> Installation is done via CD (md5sum checked).
>
> Things I've tried so far:
>
> - delete set up partitions and choose another scheme
> - delete set up partitions including bootstrap, creating a new
> bootstrap and a new scheme
> - create a bootstrap bigger than 1 MB
> - Auto-allocation
> - Installation in 'Recommended' mode
> - created bootstrap as the last partition (now error is between
> last mac partition and first Linux partition)
> - tried ext3 and ext2 file systems on the Linux partitions
>
> I always get this error message. The problem is either between
> bootstrap and the first Linux partition, or, if I create bootstrap
> myself or put it in another place, between the last Mac partition
> and the first Linux partition (or the self made bootstrap).
>
> The HD is the standard Maxtor which came with the Cube. Mac
> partitions are all HFS+, one for 9.x and three for MOX ('OS X',
> 'Users', 'Applications').
>
I see this happen every once in a while. It's like a rounding error or something in
calculating the sectors/partitions. Try moving the start of the 2nd partition that
calims to be overlapping up just a slight amount.
