Good day,
I am playing around with AutoYast2 in SuSE 9.0
I have a drive with 7 exsisting partitions - /dev/hda1-7
I do not want to create any partitions -- they are all created
already. I just want to reuse some of them for a testing system.
I want to format partitions 2 and 6 with ext3, and reuse partition 3
as swap without formating it.
I want to keep all the other partitions untouched (1,4-5,7). They
contain data I want to keep (the production system).
Is this the way to do it in the autoinstall control file?:
<partitioning config:type="list">
<drive>
<device>/dev/hda</device>
<partitions config:type="list">
<partition>
<create config:type="boolean">false</create>
<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
<filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem>
<mount>/boot</mount>
In a previous message, Johnny Ernst Nielsen
I am playing around with AutoYast2 in SuSE 9.0
I have a drive with 7 exsisting partitions - /dev/hda1-7 I do not want to create any partitions -- they are all created already. I just want to reuse some of them for a testing system.
Why not do it manually using the partition editor in the normal YaST2? I'd be very careful about letting any automated procedure I didn't understand completely mess with my partition table! Of course, it's also very unwise to do anything to mounted partitions on a running system... John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!
Torsdag 11 marts 2004 16:25 kvad John Pettigrew:
In a previous message, Johnny Ernst Nielsen
wrote:
I am playing around with AutoYast2 in SuSE 9.0
I have a drive with 7 exsisting partitions - /dev/hda1-7 I do not want to create any partitions -- they are all created already. I just want to reuse some of them for a testing system.
Why not do it manually using the partition editor in the normal YaST2? I'd be very careful about letting any automated procedure I didn't understand completely mess with my partition table!
Of course, it's also very unwise to do anything to mounted partitions on a running system...
Good day John and thank you for your reply, the answer to your question is: Because I want automated installation. I am careful too. That is why I ask the question. :o) Nothing is mounted while the installation is running. I will be booting from floppy or CD to start the automatic installation and let it do its job. I do not see how I will be able to use the production system while the automated installation is running, but if anyone knows, I would be very glad to hear about it. :o) So, back to my original question: Does the control file snippet I sent out seem to do what I want? Best regards :o) Johnny :o)
Torsdag 11 marts 2004 16:07 kvad Johnny Ernst Nielsen: [SNIP the question] I am sorry, I was not aware of the existence of the email list specifically for autoinstall questions. I think I have found my answer there. And for the record I think I will have what I expected from my control file. Now on to pushing "The Big Red Button" ;o) Best regards :o) Johnny :o)
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