On 2008/06/15 23:14 (GMT+1200) Volker Kuhlmann apparently typed:
some people might prefer to not have to know anything about partition tables.
It's not normal for anyone to need to "know anything about partition tables" in order to be able to choose the size, quantity and mount points of partitions during installation.
How large is the number of people who have partitioned their disk (how and by what means is irrelevant here) and want to keep it that way?
I don't recall seeing a similar option anywhere in SUSE docs, but in Mandriva, there's an installation startup option "readonly" that when used, at partitioning phase of installation presents only existing partitions simply for choice of mount points, mount options, and whether to format only, with none of the other complications of any partitioner.
Or is it intentional that an installation onto an already partitioned disk requires drilling down 3+ levels into expert mode? I never thought of myself as an expert here.
I too think there's at least one step too many to get into position to merely specify which partitions to mount where, if to format, and mount options. It would be good to dispense with the need to know in advance any startup option in this regard, and instead at the first stage of the "partitioning" step offer a spartan screen with nothing but three choices and short descriptions of what they mean: Use existing Simple Advanced (or custom, but not expert) -- "Where were you when I laid the earth's foudation?" Matthew 7:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org