Installer chokes on system with existing Windows

Chris Lumens clumens at redhat.com
Fri Apr 27 14:34:32 UTC 2007


> > #Any invalid partition tables found on disks are initialized.
> > #This will destroy all of the contents of disks with invalid partition
> > tables
> > zerombr yes
> > 
> > #Erase all partitions
> > clearpart --all
> 
> Thanks.  So, to clarify; this _won't_ destroy my existing Windows
> partitions?
> 
> (I'll just try it I guess)

Woah, don't do that.  Those two options will do exactly what they say -
wipe out everything on all partitions and zero out the MBR.  Bad idea.

- Chris




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