Subject: install/22508: sysinst fails with small /tmp
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org>
From: None <shacteau@earthlink.net>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/17/2003 03:11:08
>Number:         22508
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst fails with small /tmp
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Aug 17 03:12:01 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Doug Shacklett
>Release:        1.6.1
>Organization:
Ars Automata
>Environment:
netbsd 1.6.1/i386/various machines
>Description:
when installing on 2G drive w/ less than 100mb root partition sysinst failed.  Ran out of space in /tmp.  Workaround was to symlink /tmp into /usr/tmp to get enough space.

On a disk of this size, sysinst automagic partitioning created a
root partition small enough for this problem to appear.

>How-To-Repeat:
make a root partition <100 mb.  try to install 1.6.1.  
>Fix:
After partitioning ctrl-Z into shell:
mkdir /mnt/usr/tmp
ln -s /mnt/usr/tmp /mnt
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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