I wanted to say that it didn't matter what other file systems I have used. In all my cases the installer was hanging, no matter if I used ext2, ext3 or jfs for Linux partitions.
And yes, you've got a good eye. I really wondered if anybody would notice my file system experiments ;-) And you did!
Gosh, it's late... When I wrote:
"I observed the same behavior with ext2 and ext3"
I wanted to say that it didn't matter what other file systems I have used. In all my cases the installer was hanging, no matter if I used ext2, ext3 or jfs for Linux partitions.
And yes, you've got a good eye. I really wondered if anybody would notice my file system experiments ;-) And you did!