7 - from hard disc - fails, choice of mount points [Solved]

[lrshmm]

I have a computer with several distro's incl. windows and several linux distributions. I cleaned a partition and used the non-dvd method (described in your HowTo) to place the installation on that partition (sda5). Now I would like to permanently install Sabayon there (at sda5), but at the installation at the station: "manual setup of partition", the installation program complains that the sda5 disc is busy, and exits the (graphical) installation program.

Is there a work-around, or do I have to move the iso away from sda5 to be able to install Sabayon at sda5?

Alternatively is there another way to get Sabayon installed without burning a dvd?

Best/Lars

[Fitzcarraldo]

If you're booting from an ISO file on /dev/sda5 then you can't install to /dev/sda5. You'll need to boot from a LiveDVD, or a LivePenDrive or an ISO installed on another partition. If you don't want to burn a LiveDVD, you could use UNetbootin to create a LivePenDrive, boot that and install SL to /dev/sda5.