Bug#261834: install: cannot partition for aboot on alpha
Hi Steve,
thanks for your quick reply. Things are looking better now, but are not
completely perfect yet.
> > culprit: partitioning of the second disk should never modify previous
> > settings for sda
>
> Auto-partitioning means that you're allowing the system to choose a
> fixed partition layout for you. I don't think it's reasonable to expect
> auto-partitioning of /dev/sdb to keep partitions from /dev/sda that use
> the same mountpoints.
Agreed. I'd expect /boot to persist though... doesn't matter anymore
since auto-partitioning now includes aboot and /boot partitions (tested
with both multi-user and separate home).
> If you're going to mix&match autopartitioning and manual partitioning,
> the autopartitioning needs to be done first.
This would be a bad idea if there was no aboot in the autopart. Fixed
now.
> > partition procedure 2: (single disk)
> > - erase disk SCSI2 0,0,0 (sda)
> > - Go Back
> > - create empty partition tables for sda and sdb
> > - create sda1 32MB for use with aboot
> > - create sda2 32MB ext2 as /boot
> > - create sda[3-5] (automatically or manually, doesn't matter, with
> > settings used by automatic partitioning with /home)
previous 3 steps replaced by autopartition with separate home
> > - next step will refuse aboot installation (no space for aboot) and
> > throw me back to partitioning.
still there.
I'm now using the boot.img of 28-Jul-2004 16:07
(~vorlon/d-i/images/daily/netboot as of 2004-07-28), 5407273 bytes.
> The "no space for aboot" error is a subtle busybox bug that should be
> fixed in today's daily images. Please re-open this bug if you find that
> you're still having problems.
Unfortunately, yes... but we're getting really close now.
Thanks again for your valuable input,
Steffen
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