Thread: BUG #2039: Problem with Installation

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      2039
Logged by:          Ramesh Nagu Tummala
Email address:      nagu_connect@yahoo.co.in
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.1
Operating system:   WinXP Professional
Description:        Problem  with Installation
Details:

Iam trying to install postgresql in my system but my system was FAT32 Data
allocation but i software downloaded for NTFS.

My doubt is cant we install postgresql on FAT32? if so please provide the
link to  download.

else we need to format my system in NTFS and install the software?

please guide me to secure way of installation .

> Bug reference:      2039
> Logged by:          Ramesh Nagu Tummala
> Email address:      nagu_connect@yahoo.co.in
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.1
> Operating system:   WinXP Professional
> Description:        Problem  with Installation
> Details:=20
>=20
> Iam trying to install postgresql in my system but my system=20
> was FAT32 Data allocation but i software downloaded for NTFS.
>=20
> My doubt is cant we install postgresql on FAT32? if so please=20
> provide the link to  download.

You can install it on FAT32, but you have to do it manually. It's also
very much recommended that you don't run it on FAT32 for reliability
issues. Finally, some features (in particular, tablespaces) do not work
on FAT32.
You need to download the binaries-no-installer and go from there.


> else we need to format my system in NTFS and install the software?

This is definitly the recommended way. Note that you can use the
"convert" utility (just type convert /? on the commandline for help) to
convert your existing system without the need to reformat.

//Magnus