If memory serves, windows install used about 250mb. It quickly grew to close
to 1gig though.
Also, this space required needs to be available on the same partition as
your home directory.
-jm
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Underwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 7:30 AM
Subject: RE: [Win4Lin-users] Win4Lin 3.0 Eval aborted install on Stage 2,
75%
> How much free space do you need before installing? I've got about 560MB
> free AFTER the kernel is installed, but BEFORE installing Windows.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gonyou, Austin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:03 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [Win4Lin-users] Win4Lin 3.0 Eval aborted install on Stage
> 2, 75%
>
>
> Looks like /opt is in your / filesystem, and you probably don't have
enough
> space. What about /var is it in your / filesystem as well? Have you looked
> at DF lately?
>
> --
> Austin Gonyou
> Systems Architect, CCNA
> Coremetrics, Inc.
> Phone: 512-796-9023
> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim Underwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 10:51 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: [Win4Lin-users] Win4Lin 3.0 Eval aborted install on Stage 2,
> > 75%
> >
> >
> > Win4Lin installation keeps dieing on Stage 2 (global Windows
> > install), at
> > the 75% mark, with an "Unable to create directories or files".
> >
> > I have tried installing from the CD, as well as my Win98
> > partition (dual
> > boot - mounted /dev/hda1 to /mnt/win98. I always copy the
> > entire CD install
> > into /windows/options/cabs). However, nothing works.
> >
> > I am using RH 7.1 "vanilla" install, with KDE 2.1 desktop
> > 64mb mem
> > 675MB free space on "/"
> >
> > Here's the trailing portion of /root/w4l-install.log (also attached is
> > complete log):
> > Jun 08 11:56:27 util.c:346 The cdrom mount dir is
> > Jun 08 11:56:27 util.c:347 /mnt/cdrom
> > Jun 08 11:56:27 util.c:346 The cdrom mount dir is
> > Jun 08 11:56:27 util.c:347 /mnt/cdrom
> > Jun 08 11:56:33 script-runner.c:247 try to execute
> > script with id: 0
> > Jun 08 11:57:15 util.c:346 The cdrom mount dir is
> > Jun 08 11:57:16 util.c:347 /mnt/cdrom
> > Jun 08 11:57:16 panels.c:881 umount(): Invalid argument
> > Jun 08 11:57:16 panels.c:886 try to mount /dev/cdrom at
> > /mnt/cdrom
> > Jun 08 11:57:18 script-runner.c:247 try to execute
> > script with id: 5
> > Jun 08 11:57:26 script-runner.c:426 unlink(): No such file or
> > directory
> > Jun 08 11:57:26 panel_sys.._source.c:396 find one inst directory
> > Jun 08 11:57:26 accessors.c:1208 state mgr:
> > stateMgrStruct.windowsCDIsBootable set to FALSE
> > Jun 08 11:57:26 panel_sys.._source.c:456 Windows media is
> > not bootable
> > Jun 08 11:57:26 accessors.c:1208 state mgr:
> > stateMgrStruct.windowsCDIsBootable set to FALSE
> > Jun 08 11:57:26 accessors.c:1244 state mgr:
> > stateMgrStruct.windowsCDValidMedia set to TRUE
> > Jun 08 11:58:17 accessors.c:1280 state mgr:
> > stateMgrStruct.windowsBootValidMedia set to TRUE
> > Jun 08 11:58:17 script-runner.c:247 try to execute
> > script with id: 1
> > Jun 08 11:58:17 script-runner.c:1167 use_floppy_dev
> > Jun 08 11:59:06 script-runner.c:1255 use_fromdir
> > Jun 08 11:59:06 script-runner.c:1256 /mnt/cdrom
> > Jun 08 11:59:06 script-runner.c:1268 use_subdir
> > Jun 08 11:59:06 script-runner.c:1269 ./win98
> > Jun 08 11:59:06 script-runner.c:1276 use_reload
> > Jun 08 12:02:18 script-runner.c:1349 waitpid returns
> > 4073, and status
> > is 13; and the child id is 4073
> > Jun 08 12:02:18 panel_sys..ia_inst.c:187 Unable to create
> > directories or
> > files.
> > Jun 08 12:02:18 guiutils.c:59
> > panel_syswide_media_inst.c:188
> > errorDialog 10013 = 'Unable to create directories or files.'
> > Jun 08 12:04:47 guiutils.c:201 prepare question dialog
> > Jun 08 12:04:47 guiutils.c:202 Do you really want to quit?
> > You may restart later.
> >
> > <<w4l-install.log>>
> >
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