FC3t2 installer and disk druid

RON FLORY ron.flory at adtran.com
Thu Sep 23 15:04:02 UTC 2004


Harry Putnam wrote:

> Experienced users know how to get to fdisk during install if one wants
> or needs to skip around disk druid.   Some things disk druid just
> can't do.  An example might be to create two partitions on one disk
> with a little one in front of a big one.

  wow, I didn't know fdisk was still there, I really miss it.  Druid
ALWAYS (and I really do mean always) messes up my partition orders...

> At any rate fdisk can do that so that is what I did.  The rub comes in
> getting back to the installer.
> 
> Ctrl + ALT + F2 (I think it was but maybe F3) Will get you to a
> command line where fdisk is available however I find no way to get
> back.  C-A-F1 doesn't do it.  None of the other available terminals do
> it either including f7.
> 
> I tried it seveal times... restarting the install each time.
> But before going the Bugzilla route, I wanted to here from a developer
> or other knowledgable person if I'm just overlooking some other
> technique. 

  yes- I'd really like to know how to do this as well.

  Why not just put the 'fdisk' choice back in for those of us who
don't need training wheels?

ron





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