Harmen Schaap wrote:
Add extra ram, install, remove extra ram.
That works I know, but the whole idea is to have a
simple/fast install.
Else it would go faster with a bootdisk, or external CD/DVD :-)
Or setup a swap partition before the install. You could
do this using
the "rescue" mode of the install procedure. Boot to the
DVD, select
rescue instead of install.
I've tried that already (with AutoYast), and it does start
until it comes to the
partitioning part. It figures out that /dev/hda1 is in use
(for swap), and
a repartitioning doesn't work anymore. System wil be halted :-(
Then use the "expert" form of partitioning so that it won't "auto-partition" the disk. This should allow you to continue.
Well the real problem is that when I install with a swap I have to tell it which partition to use for swap. And since the hdd isn't properly partitioned yet, I've to use /dev/hda1. And that's the only partition at that moment. After that Yast can't do a partitioning anymore, sice /dev/hda1 is in use :-( But I keep trying to find a way :-D
You can always partition before installing and create a swap partition. Boot from a rescue floppy or CD and run fdisk, then mkswap.