Hi F18 testers,
I don't know whether this has already been asked (and answered): Is there a simple method to set an own disk layout for a F18 test install? I did not find any if I selected /dev/sda, and my whole disk was reformatted by the F18 installer :-(
Kind regards
Joachim Backes joachim.backes@rhrk.uni-kl.de
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi F18 testers,
I don't know whether this has already been asked (and answered): Is there a simple method to set an own disk layout for a F18 test install? I did not find any if I selected /dev/sda, and my whole disk was reformatted by the F18 installer :-(
When I clicked on review partitioning layout, I was given an option to click a plus sign and add partitions. I've only worked with a VM so far, so I used the entire disk, but I was able to customize its formatting--I only tried to do the very simple, one swap partition and a big root partition, but, on TC3, it's working for me.
On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
Hi Scott,
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi F18 testers,
I don't know whether this has already been asked (and answered): Is there a simple method to set an own disk layout for a F18 test install? I did not find any if I selected /dev/sda, and my whole disk was reformatted by the F18 installer :-(
When I clicked on review partitioning layout, I was given an option to click a plus sign and add partitions. I've only worked with a VM
Me too, in VirtualBox!
My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout! There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window: "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...", and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
Kind regards and thanks for your support
Hi Scott,
On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi F18 testers,
I don't know whether this has already been asked (and answered): Is there a simple method to set an own disk layout for a F18 test install? I did not find any if I selected /dev/sda, and my whole disk was reformatted by the F18 installer :-(
When I clicked on review partitioning layout, I was given an option to click a plus sign and add partitions. I've only worked with a VM
Me too, in VirtualBox!
My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout! There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window: "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...", and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
Kind regards and thanks for your support
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 01:30:53PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi Scott,
On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi F18 testers,
I don't know whether this has already been asked (and answered): Is there a simple method to set an own disk layout for a F18 test install?
When I clicked on review partitioning layout, I was given an option to click a plus sign and add partitions. I've only worked with a VM
Me too, in VirtualBox!
My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout! There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window: "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...", and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
I saw something similar, but after I add space, I'm back to the original picture, where I see what I have and can then click a minus to remove the partition. Usually when I have the dialog box to create and give a mount point, I can see how much free space is remaining. On a couple of tests that I did right now, at times, rather than seeing that, it was blacked out, but I suspect that is just a VirtualBox thing. And when I did add the new mount point and space, once again, I was back at the screen showing free space, and was able to delete the mount I just created.
So, for me, it seems to be working.
On 08/27/2012 02:31 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 01:30:53PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi Scott,
On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi F18 testers,
I don't know whether this has already been asked (and answered): Is there a simple method to set an own disk layout for a F18 test install?
When I clicked on review partitioning layout, I was given an option to click a plus sign and add partitions. I've only worked with a VM
Me too, in VirtualBox!
My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout! There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window: "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...", and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
I saw something similar, but after I add space, I'm back to the original picture, where I see what I have and can then click a minus to remove the partition.
Hi Scott,
nothing (such as you described) is viewable on my install screen: I can't remove or add any partition, so I'm constrained to accept the disk as it is, that means, I must live with the installer's partitioning. I hope the final Alpha or Beta are a little bit more accommodative.
Kind regards and thanks for your help
Joachim Backes
Usually when I have the dialog box to create and give a mount point, I can see how much free space is remaining. On a couple of tests that I did right now, at times, rather than seeing that, it was blacked out, but I suspect that is just a VirtualBox thing. And when I did add the new mount point and space, once again, I was back at the screen showing free space, and was able to delete the mount I just created.
So, for me, it seems to be working.
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 03:30:43PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
On 08/27/2012 02:31 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 01:30:53PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi Scott,
On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi F18 testers,
Me too, in VirtualBox!
My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout! There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window: "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...", and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
Did you possibly miss the review partitioning thing? Are you using TC3? It's definitely there. 64 bit, TC3 from the 17th, I think, netinstall.
Choose English (in my case) do the Accept my fate thing, then I see the screen with various icons, including Installation Destination, with yellow triangle and ! in it. Click that and I see the disk, click Continue. I now get a little box that says I have plenty of space, so we can automatically configure it for you. Underneath that, there is a checkbox next to Let me review & customize the partitioning of the disks anyway.
If I click continue, I get the things I've discussed, the plus and minus signs.
On 08/27/2012 03:57 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 03:30:43PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
On 08/27/2012 02:31 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 01:30:53PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi Scott,
On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi F18 testers,
Me too, in VirtualBox!
My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout! There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window: "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...", and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
Did you possibly miss the review partitioning thing? Are you using TC3? It's definitely there. 64 bit, TC3 from the 17th, I think, netinstall.
Choose English (in my case) do the Accept my fate thing, then I see the screen with various icons, including Installation Destination, with yellow triangle and ! in it.
Hi Scott,
happens too on my box.
Click that and I see the disk, click Continue.
Ooops, that was the culprit. I did not click on "continue" inside the storage window in this situation (this is similar to the sahara desert/timbuktu). What I did was clicking on "back" for additionally configuring other things like language or timezone.
Now I can try a real install.
Thanks a lot for your help :-)
Kind regards
Joachim Backes
On 2012-08-27 7:19, Joachim Backes wrote:
On 08/27/2012 03:57 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 03:30:43PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
On 08/27/2012 02:31 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 01:30:53PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
Hi Scott,
On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote: > Hi F18 testers,
Me too, in VirtualBox!
My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout! There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window: "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...", and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
Did you possibly miss the review partitioning thing? Are you using TC3? It's definitely there. 64 bit, TC3 from the 17th, I think, netinstall.
Choose English (in my case) do the Accept my fate thing, then I see the screen with various icons, including Installation Destination, with yellow triangle and ! in it.
Hi Scott,
happens too on my box.
Click that and I see the disk, click Continue.
Ooops, that was the culprit. I did not click on "continue" inside the storage window in this situation (this is similar to the sahara desert/timbuktu). What I did was clicking on "back" for additionally configuring other things like language or timezone.
Now I can try a real install.
Thanks a lot for your help :-)
One note on this: this option probably doesn't do what you think.
In oldUI, you could pick any one of the 'autopart' options, and check a box marked 'Review and modify partition layout'. Then anaconda would run the autopart algorithm, come up with a layout, and then display the custom partitioning screen with the proposed layout, allowing you to accept it, reject it, or adjust it.
This checkbox in newUI is named something very similar to the checkbox in oldUI that I just described, but it does not actually do the same thing. It doesn't run any of anaconda's autopart algorithms and then go into custom mode to show you the result: it just goes straight to custom mode. It is effectively the same thing as clicking 'Custom partition layout' (or whatever it was called) in oldUI, *not* the same thing as clicking 'Use all space' or 'Use free space' or whatever and checking the 'review and modify' checkbox.
So when you check that box in newUI, you're just put in the custom partitioning mode without a viable layout being already present. You can't just continue with the installation; you have to actually construct a viable partition layout from 'scratch' (the current state of the disk) first.
anaconda team has acknowledged that this is needlessly confusing and will do something to make it less likely people will expect the same behaviour as they got with oldUI.
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 05:10:54PM -0700, Adam Williamson wrote:
Did you possibly miss the review partitioning thing? Are you using TC3? It's definitely there. 64 bit, TC3 from the 17th, I think, netinstall.
Click that and I see the disk, click Continue.
One note on this: this option probably doesn't do what you think.
In oldUI, you could pick any one of the 'autopart' options, and check a box marked 'Review and modify partition layout'. Then anaconda would run the autopart algorithm, come up with a layout, and then display the custom partitioning screen with the proposed layout, allowing you to accept it, reject it, or adjust it.
What I did get was an option to let Fedora create it for me. I tried that to see what it would do--on a 10 GB disk, with 8 GB of RAM, it used 7.5 GB for swap. I was looking for a minute or two, wondering why / was so small,
This checkbox in newUI is named something very similar to the checkbox in oldUI that I just described, but it does not actually do the same thing. It doesn't run any of anaconda's autopart algorithms and then go into custom mode to show you the result: it just goes straight to custom mode.
I am not sure what you mean here--it did take me to a thing where I had a choice to either create or have Fedora create it for me. (See above.)
Do you mean that there's another step to get to an auto create? Because it was definitely there. (But not chosen by default).
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