SDB:The Installation from a Hard Disk Partition Cannot Be Resumed

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Version: 9.2

Symptom

You want to install from an existing partition on the hard disk (e.g., because your CD-ROM is not supported by Linux). You have copied all the CDs to the partition (each CD to a separated directory named "CD1", "CD2", etc.). After installing the content of CD1 and rebooting the machine, the installation cannot be resumed, and the following error message is displayed:

Insert
'SUSE LINUX version 9.2 CD 2'

When selecting "Show details", the following information is displayed (example):

URL
hd:///installdir/cd2/;device=/dev/hda6;filesystem=auto
 ERROR (Media:file not found)
 

Cause

Following the reboot, the partition is mounted in a different location. Therefore, YaST is no longer able to find the original installation source.

Solution

Unmount the partition manually. For this purpose, determine the device name of the partition, which is listed in the said error message. In our example: /dev/hda6

Switch to a text console by pressing CTRL-ALT-F2 and unmount the partition manually with the following command:

umount /dev/hda6

Switch back to the installation menu with ALT-F7 and confirm the dialog with OK to resume the installation process.