oS 11.2 install fails while "copying root filesystem"

Have been running 11.1 on a generic notebook (eRacks) just fine until a few days ago when CUPS couldn’t be reached. Rather than futz more with 11.1, I decided to install 11.2 (which has been on my desktop). Using the same CD, which continues to check ok, the install has failed many times at about the same point: 87% through “copying root filesystem” in yast2.

Specs: Intel P4 2.4 GHz, 1.5 GB RAM, ATI radeon PV250Lf
The HD was partitioned into /, swap, /home, and an extended partition of /opt, /var, /usr. Only / was ext4 and the rest were ext3. Tried various options:

  • no apic
  • no acpi
  • “noapic acpi=off” entered manually
  • Vesa instead of 1024x768

Each time had to edit partition table to mount the extended partitions. Always formatted /. At first didn’t format the extended patitions, later formated all but /home.

Then set yast2 to format / as ext3, to match the other partitions. In the sysinfo page the / partition is now shown as /mnt containing 723.6 MB out of 7 GB, still formatted as ext4. On rescan by yast2 partition manager, / shows as ext3.

The install halts every time with an error while “copying root filesystem.” Tried booting from the CD direct to install and to the Live OS followed by install–same result.

So, hours later, went back to 11.1–which installed in minutes.

Hints and allegations welcomed.

Could be that drive doesn’t like the disc. Tried the running media check using that computer/drive?

Good thought, but I did the disk check on the same notebook where the install failed.

I have the same problem trying to install 11.2. Error copying root filesystem at 87%. Have checked md5 checksum, it’s OK. Compaq Presario desktop, AMD Athlon 32 bit, 512MB memory, Maxtor 80G IDE.

I encountered a similar error in release candidates but not in the final release of 11.2. Are you absolutely sure you have the final release? If not, it may be worth downloading it again; my final release CD has worked fine on two different laptops.