RE: Test install of main server
Sorry, didn't mean to get off list, this is due to using too many different
MUIs.
[Nigel Barker - Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:26 AM]
> 2009/11/21 Oded Naveh <skilinux@gmail.com>:
>> [Nigel Barker - Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:04 AM]
>>
>>> 2009/11/21 Oded Naveh <skilinux@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>> It could be your hard disk is too small for the partitioner to
>>>> apply the recipe? Then it will leave it for you to solve and
>>>> what's more it wouldn't even present you with these prefabricated
>>>> options.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Is it a lot of work to get these options included in expert
>>> install? I want to use ext2 on SSD laptops, but when I get to the
>>> bit about volumes and partitions I have to give up!
>>>
>>
>> Hi Nigel,
>>
>> Not sure what you wish.
>> The options I was referring to are included in expert mode, I
>> believe you've seen them if you ever said no to the (really) auto
>> partition your hard disk question. When done by Fullyautomatix the
>> recipe to use is selected based on the chosen profile, if you say no
>> the partitioner is brought up and lets you choose guided
>> partitioning where all _valid_ recipes are presented for you to
>> select. The partitioner will not present an option that it can't
>> apply, such is the case when a recipe requires more disk space than
>> available.
>>
>> It is not much work to write a recipe for partman and drop it in the
>> installer, all else is done by partman.
>> I have no idea how partman handles SSD but I believe that for
>> workstations it would be reasonable to put everything in one
>> partition and move on.
>>
>> Hope that was somehow related to the question ;)
>> Odd.
>>
>>
>
> Hmmm. When I do expert and then don't choose default (sorry I'm not
> familiar with what it says, only having tried expert a couple of
> times), but get to a place where I can select ext2, then all the
> skolelinux lvm stuff is gone after that.
I'm writing this from memory so it may be inaccurate and I assume SSD is
handled just like a hard disc:
When the partitioner is started it should let you choose guided partitioning
either with or without LVM, selecting either should bring up a menu of
predefined recipes.
After selecting a recipe it should show the partitioning scheme to be
applied and allow tweaking each partition.
>
> However, you are saying it doesn't matter? All in one partition and
> everything will be ok? The mountpoint for tjener will be created
> properly, etc?
I believe so for workstations but I haven't set many of those, now it's on
the list I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Ohh, of course if using LVM you need to setup a separate /boot.
>
> thanks for your patience as ever!
>
> nigel
Not at all, Odd.
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