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From: Stephen Hurd <shurd@sasktel.net>
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Subject: Re: /create/symlink failed: no inodes free
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Matt Smith wrote:

>In this case I think the hard disk filled up during the install as I got
>later: "couldn't create /usr/compat - no space left on device."
>  
>
Right... that's essentially the same error.  What apears to happen when 
the install is aborted/restarted is that instead of installing to the 
HD, it ends up trying to install to the RAM disk... which fills up 
pretty quickly.  :-)

Of course, it is possible that the HD did fill.