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diff --git a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakx-partition_with_diskdrake-sect1.xml b/docs/mcc-help/en/drakx-partition_with_diskdrake-sect1.xml deleted file mode 100644 index c8025e2c..00000000 --- a/docs/mcc-help/en/drakx-partition_with_diskdrake-sect1.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,141 +0,0 @@ -<!-- Converted by db4-upgrade version 1.0 --> - -<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" condition="extended" xml:id="drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake" userlevel="expert"><info><title xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-ti1">Deprecated - Format Disks with DiskDrake</title></info> - - - - - - - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa1">At this point, - you need to choose which partition(s) will be used for the - installation of your <application>Mandriva Linux</application> system. If partitions have - already been defined, either from a previous installation of - <application>GNU/Linux</application> or by another partitioning tool, you can use existing - partitions. Otherwise, hard drive partitions must be - defined.</para> - - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa2">To create - partitions, you must first select a hard drive. You can select the - disk for partitioning by clicking on <quote>hda</quote> for the - first IDE drive, <quote>hdb</quote> for the second, - <quote>sda</quote> for the first <acronym>SCSI</acronym> drive and so on.</para> - - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa3">To partition - the selected hard drive, you can use these options:</para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa4"><guibutton>Clear - all</guibutton>: this option deletes all partitions on the - selected hard drive</para></listitem> - - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa5" revision="1"><guibutton>Auto allocate</guibutton>: this option - enables you to automatically create <acronym>ext3</acronym> and swap partitions - in the free space of your hard drive</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa6" revision="1"><guibutton>More</guibutton>: gives access to - additional features:</para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa7"><guibutton>Save - partition table</guibutton>: saves the partition table to a - floppy. Useful for later partition-table recovery if necessary. It - is strongly recommended that you perform this step.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa8"><guibutton>Restore - partition table</guibutton>: allows you to restore a previously - saved partition table from a floppy disk.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa9"><guibutton>Rescue - partition table</guibutton>: 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.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa10"><guibutton>Reload - partition table</guibutton>: discards all changes and reloads the - partition table that was originally on the hard drive.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa11"><guilabel>Removable - media auto-mounting</guilabel>: unchecking this option will force - users to manually mount and unmount removable media such as - floppies and <acronym>CD-ROM</acronym>s.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem><para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa12"><guibutton>Wizard</guibutton>: - 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.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa13"><guibutton>Undo</guibutton>: - use this option to cancel your changes.</para></listitem> - - <listitem><para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa14"><guibutton>Toggle - between normal/expert mode</guibutton>: allows additional actions - on partitions (type, options, format) and gives more information - about the hard drive.</para></listitem> - - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa15"><guibutton>Done</guibutton>: - when you are finished partitioning your hard drive, this will save - your changes back to disk.</para> - </listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - - <tip> - <para xml:id="drakx-pa71a">When defining the size of a partition, - you can finely set the partition size by using the - <keysym>Arrow</keysym> keys of your keyboard.</para> - </tip> - - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa16">Note: you can - reach any option using the keyboard. Navigate through the - partitions using <keycap>Tab</keycap> and the - <keycap>Up/Down</keycap> arrows.</para> - - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa17">When a partition is selected, you can - use:<itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa18"><keycombo><keysym>Ctrl-</keysym><keysym>c</keysym></keycombo> - to create a new partition (when an empty partition is - selected)</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa19"><keycombo><keysym>Ctrl-</keysym><keysym>d</keysym></keycombo> - to delete a partition</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa20"><keycombo><keysym>Ctrl-</keysym><keysym>m</keysym></keycombo> - to set the mount point</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist></para> - - <note revision="10"> - <para xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa21">To get - information about the different file system types available, - please read the <acronym>ext2FS</acronym> chapter from the - <citetitle>Reference Manual</citetitle>.</para> - </note> - - <para condition="ppc" xml:id="BId-drakxid-partition_with_diskdrake-pa22" revision="1">If you - are installing on a PPC machine, you will want to create a small - HFS <quote>bootstrap</quote> partition of at least 1<acronym>MB</acronym> which - will be used by the <application>yaboot</application> - bootloader. If you opt to make the partition a bit larger, say - 50<acronym>MB</acronym>, you may find it a useful place to store a spare kernel - and ramdisk images for emergency boot situations.</para> - - </section> |