the /var/log/YaST2/y2log has the following errors.
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [Y2PM] Y2PM.cc(instSrcManager):365
Launch InstSrcManager...
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <3> metro(19787) [packagemanager]
InstSrcManager.cc(InstSrcManager):57 Unable to create cache /var/adm/Ya
ST/InstSrcManager/tmp (errno 2)
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [packagemanager]
InstSrcManager.cc(InstSrcManager):62 Not running from system: no init f
rom SrcPool
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [Y2PM] Y2PM.cc(instSrcManager):367
Created InstSrcManager @0x833e9c30
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [packagemanager]
InstSrcManager.cc(enableDefaultSources):910 Going to enable all default
InstSrc'es...
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [packagemanager]
InstSrcManager.cc(scanMedia):412 scanMedia smb://Caleb1:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
.253.101/suseinstall
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <3> metro(19787) [mediaaccess]
MediaHandler.cc(MediaHandler):105 Provided attach point is not a directory
: /var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager/tmp{does not exist}
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [mediaaccess] MediaAccess.cc(open):114
Opened: smb(smb://Caleb1:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
suseinstall not attached; localRoot "")
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <3> metro(19787) [mediaaccess]
MediaHandler.cc(attach):162 ERROR(Media:bad attach point)
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <3> metro(19787) [packagemanager]
InstSrcManager.cc(scanMedia):424 Failed to attach media: ERROR(Media:ba
d attach point)
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [mediaaccess]
MediaAccess.cc(close):153 Close: smb(smb://Caleb1:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
suseinstall not attached; localRoot "") (OK)
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <3> metro(19787) [YCP] Packages.ycp:378 No source on
'smb:/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/suseinstall'
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [YCP] Packages.ycp:684 checking
selected selection
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [YCP] Packages.ycp:690 selected base
is , addon is []
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [YCP] SpaceCalculation.ycp:269
get_partition_info: part []
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <3> metro(19787) [Interpreter] SpaceCalculation.ycp:270
Bad args to Pkg::TargetInitDU
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [YCP] SpaceCalculation.ycp:310 INIT
done, SpaceCalculation - partitions: []
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [YCP] Packages.ycp:738
available_base_selections []
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <3> metro(19787) [YCP] Packages.ycp:742 No base
selections available
2007-03-16 07:59:09 <1> metro(19787) [Interpreter]
clients/inst_proposal.ycp:68 Called YaST client returned: $["warning":"Can
not read package data from installation media. Media error?",
"warning_level":`blocker]
Can't figure out what's wrong here. Appreciate any advise on this.
thanks
Caleb
Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> wrote on 03/13/2007 10:41:31
PM:
> >>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2007 at 5:13 AM, in message
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> com>, Caleb C
> Ong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to install sles9 on a z9 processor. I am doing a network
> > installation. my installation source file are in my win/xp pc.
> -snip-
> > i boot up from cdrom, configure the network. when i am prompted for the
> > installation directory, i put 'suseinstall'
> > Then i enter userid and password and then start yast.
> > When i run YAST, after the disk configuration , i keep getting the
> > following error under "SOFTWARE":
> >
> > Cannot read package data from installation media. Media error ?
> > error : No proposal
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to isolate this further ? Does this mean i have
a
> > corrupted CD (one of the them is corrupted) ?
>
> Look in /var/log/YaST2/y2log (while the install is running/failing) for
hints.
>
>
> Mark Post
>
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