Partitioning FC11 ??

[Albert Graham]

On 07/19/2009 04:47 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Saturday 18 July 2009, Albert Graham wrote:
>    
>> On 07/18/2009 02:15 AM, Jim wrote:
>>      
>>> My partition layout is
>>>
>>> sda1  ext3   /boot
>>> sda2  ext4   /home
>>> sda3  ext4   /
>>> sda4  Extended
>>> sda 5   Swap
>>>
>>> I want sda1 /boot to be my boot, why is it default selecting sda3 /  ,
>>> in "Boot Loader Operating system list" ??
>>>        
>> Use fdisk to partition your disk how you want it (i.e. boot into rescue
>> mode first), then install FC11, it will not be able to swap things around :)
>>
>> There should be a be an option in Anaconda that says something like "Let
>> fedora organize the disk layout" or "Let user organize the disk layout"
>> (God forbid!)
>>
>> I cannot understand why you even have the option to create custom disk
>> layout if it's simply going to try an out smart you when you're done.
>>
>> Albert.
>>      
>
> I can't answer that, Albert, but I am damned tired of it. I got sda1 for a
> boot partition on the third try, but there is a 300 meg hole between it and
> sda2 cuz it simply will not allow more than 199 megs for the boot partition.
> That problem is about to end with the end of F10.
>
>    

But if you use fdisk (to extend and fill the hole) Anaconda can't do 
anything about it, it just has to accept your disk layout.

BTW: I do understand "why" they want re-arrange the disk layout, 
basically so you can extend/shrink non root partitions at a later date 
if needed, but it would be nice if it asked permission first.


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