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13. Format Disks with DiskDrake +

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At this point, + you need to choose which partition(s) will be used for the + installation of your Mandriva Linux system. If partitions have + already been defined, either from a previous installation of + GNU/Linux or by another partitioning tool, you can use existing + partitions. Otherwise, hard drive partitions must be + defined. +

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To create + partitions, you must first select a hard drive. You can select the + disk for partitioning by clicking on “hda” for the + first IDE drive, “hdb” for the second, + “sda” for the first SCSI drive and so on. +

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To partition + the selected hard drive, you can use these options: +

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    Clear + all: this option deletes all partitions on the + selected hard drive +

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    Auto allocate: this option + enables you to automatically create ext3 and swap partitions + in the free space of your hard drive +

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    Save + partition table: saves the partition table to a + floppy. Useful for later partition-table recovery if necessary. It + is strongly recommended that you perform this step. +

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    Restore + partition table: allows you to restore a previously + saved partition table from a floppy disk. +

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    Rescue + partition table: if your partition table is damaged, + you can try to recover it using this option. Please be careful and + remember that it doesn't always work. +

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    Reload + partition table: discards all changes and reloads the + partition table that was originally on the hard drive. +

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    Removable + media auto-mounting: unchecking this option will force + users to manually mount and unmount removable media such as + floppies and CD-ROMs. +

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    Wizard: + use this option if you wish to use a wizard to partition your hard + drive. This is recommended if you do not have a good understanding + of partitioning. +

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    Undo: + use this option to cancel your changes. +

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    Toggle + between normal/expert mode: allows additional actions + on partitions (type, options, format) and gives more information + about the hard drive. +

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    Done: + when you are finished partitioning your hard drive, this will save + your changes back to disk. +

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When defining the size of a partition, + you can finely set the partition size by using the + Arrow keys of your keyboard. +

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Note: you can + reach any option using the keyboard. Navigate through the + partitions using Tab and the + Up/Down arrows. +

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When a partition is selected, you can + use: +

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    Ctrl-+c + to create a new partition (when an empty partition is + selected) +

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To get + information about the different file system types available, + please read the ext2FS chapter from the + Reference Manual. +

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If you + are installing on a PPC machine, you will want to create a small + HFS “bootstrap” partition of at least 1MB which + will be used by the yaboot + bootloader. If you opt to make the partition a bit larger, say + 50MB, you may find it a useful place to store a spare kernel + and ramdisk images for emergency boot situations. +

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