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273355	2004-09-18 00:37:00	Im attempting to install Yoper, now normally when i install Linux i use the automated partioning software and it sets up all my partitions for me. As many of you know Yoper asks you to set up the partitions manually, so i set up a 3Gb EXT3 partition and a 128mb SWAP partition. As reckonmended during the installation, after i quit out of the partioning tool i select the harddisk where i want to install and then select the 3Gb partition, but then it all goes to ****. Yoper says it cant find a linux partition?? Now if my memory serves me correctly you need to create 3 partions for linux? What is the third partition?	Pete O'Neil (250)
273356	2004-09-18 00:45:00	> Im attempting to install Yoper, now normally when i > install Linux i use the automated partioning software > and it sets up all my partitions for me. As many of > you know Yoper asks you to set up the partitions > manually, so i set up a 3Gb EXT3 partition and a > 128mb SWAP partition. As reckonmended during the > installation, after i quit out of the partioning tool > i select the harddisk where i want to install and > then select the 3Gb partition, but then it all goes > to ****. Yoper says it cant find a linux partition?? > Now if my memory serves me correctly you need to > create 3 partions for linux? What is the third > partition? Peter, really inexperinced, isnt it hda6 ext2/3 format or something close to that. chill will tell us. D.	drb1 (4492)
273357	2004-09-18 01:06:00	Peter, Mdk 10 has, hda1 journalised ext3-hda5 swap-hda6 journalised ext3. completing a 6g drive. D.	drb1 (4492)
273358	2004-09-18 01:13:00	Pete, create 3 partitions, root, home and swap (make swap about twice your installed ram) I ran into this same problem when I had 4 linux partitions set up, set my sawap to swap (shared with another distro, chose my root but guess that the install was looking for a predefined home rather than using or finding an existing partition. I found the choices after partitioning/formatting limiting in that the install only listed those partitions specifically set up in the Yoper partitioning/formating process. Another possible way around it is to delete and recreate the partitions, root, home and swap rather than just formating and resizing (if you haven't already done so in the above methode). A third way is to waite several minutes at the No Linux Partitions Found (or is it Selected) then click OK, someone on the Yoper Forums found this to work, don't know how it would. So, upshot is, just have disc or reasonably sizes partition ready for the install and create all the necessary partitions with the installer. Is that clear?? Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
273359	2004-09-18 01:25:00	>So, upshot is, just have disc or reasonably sizes partition ready for the install and create all the necessary partitions with the installer. >Is that clear?? Yip pretty clear so far, what sizes would you reckonmend for home and root?	Pete O'Neil (250)
273360	2004-09-18 01:40:00	AFAIK root will fit ok on 3GB but would recommend 4GB+ for upgradeability unless your just intending to have a look around without upgrading the system. I have a 6GB (or thereabouts) home, which is the balance of the partition, but can spill over into other areas if needs be. My install isn't perfect BTW, boot and login/X issues but I don't think it has anything to do with my partitioning as such.	Murray P (44)
273361	2004-09-18 01:57:00	Out of curiosity, what tool does Yoper use for disk partitioning? I often use 2 partitions for Linux, a "/" (root) partition and the swap partition.	Dolby Digital (160)
273362	2004-09-18 01:57:00	Just make two: 3GB / partition (Ext3) 128MB Swap Partition (SWAP) It'll say: Choose a Swap partition - You do this Choose a /home partition - Select CANCEL Choose a / partition - Select your 3GB Partition I'd recommend you format it reiser4 :-) If you're going to be using Knoppix or another OS and want access to it, then I'd recommend ReiserFS. Cheers Chill.	Chilling_Silence (9)
273363	2004-09-18 01:59:00	> Out of curiosity, what tool does Yoper use for disk > partitioning? QTParted with embedded-qt3 > I often use 2 partitions for Linux, a > "/" (root) partition and the swap partition. I normally have a seperate /boot with Gentoo, but that's cool, its not needed - Just something for a little extra security. On a HDD of this size, adding a /home partition is a _bad_ idea because of the size of the space available to the OS. Leave it all as a reiser4 or reiserfs / partition, plus your 128MB Swap :-) Chill.	Chilling_Silence (9)
273364	2004-09-18 02:16:00	> Just make two: > 3GB / partition (Ext3) > 128MB Swap Partition (SWAP) I think your swaps a bit light Chill :) > It'll say: > Choose a Swap partition - You do this > Choose a /home partition - Select > CANCEL Chill I ran into the same message Pete got doing that, took me half a dozen goes before it would accept my choices either swaop, / and home, or just swap and / . I think there is an intermittant or system specific bug in the installer as several posts on the Yoper forums allude to the same issues . In the end I got there by doing it the way you suggest but after Yoper isisted I needed a home partition several times and would not let me proceed . I actually wanted a seperate home and advise to that affect, which I passed on to Pete, is avaiable on the Yoper forum . I've managed to install it both ways BTW but never on the first attempt . > Choose a / partition - Select your 3GB Partition > > I'd recommend you format it reiser4 :-) BTW, do any of you get the choice to make a boot/emergency floppy during install? I've never been prompted for this however, reading others discussion this seems to be the norm . Cheers Murray P	Murray P (44)
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