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Bug#360288: marked as done (installation-report: Disk partitioning and making filesystems are two distinct tasks - NOT one!)

Your message dated Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:46:12 +0200
with message-id <200604011046.12538.aragorn@tiscali.nl>
and subject line Bug#360288: installation-report: Disk partitioning and making filesystems are two distinct tasks - NOT one!
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Package: installation-report
Version: installation-reports
Severity: important


Boot method: network
Image version: 2006-03-31: downloaded off http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/\
               dists/testing/main/installer-powerpc/beta2/images/
Date: 2006-03-31: 23:00 CEST

Machine (from proc/cpuinfo): PowerBook3,5 (aka Apple PowerBook G4 Ti)
Processor: PPC 7455
Memory: 768MB
Partitions:
Output of lspci and lspci -n:

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [O]
Config network:         [O]
Detect CD:              [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [E]
Create file systems:    [E]
Mount partitions:       [E]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

Partitioning the target disk and making filesystems outside the (obviously
targeted to the luser) debian-installer straightjacket using commands I
rather choose myself so that I only have to tell the installer which
partitions to mount where hopelessly fails.  In fact, it does not even
get to that point.  It was not even possible to continue with other tasks
since the braindead installer insisted on me having to partition the disk
although that had been done including making filesystems already.  What was
left to do was assigning mount points which, to my amazement, appears to be
impossible without having partman write the partition table which it has NO
business to play with whatsoever during that stage of system preparation.

Partman (or whatever code it is that believes disk management is what it
must control) should just be assigned to _that_ particular task and nothing
else: partitioning a disk.  Making filesystems and assigning mountpoints
should be done elsewhere especially considering the fact that I actually
booted into ``expert'' mode (where I expect to be given the freedom that
this label may imply).

So, in short, how do I tell the installer which block device to mount
where WITHOUT it even touching the disk ?

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> Comments/Problems:
> Partitioning the target disk and making filesystems outside the
> (obviously targeted to the luser) debian-installer straightjacket using
> commands I rather choose myself so that I only have to tell the
> installer which partitions to mount where hopelessly fails.

You can reuse existing partitions if you select "manual partitioning". The 
only thing that partman does not allow you to skip is:
- the root partition needs to be formatted
- the swap partition will be created by default

The partition table itself does not need to be touched if you do not want 
it to be.

Seems _you_ are the luser who has not yet discovered the flexibility the 
partitioner offers to expert users.

Closing this completely untrue rant.

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