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diff --git a/formatPartitions.html b/formatPartitions.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..894bb8a --- /dev/null +++ b/formatPartitions.html @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +<html> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> + + <title>12. Choose Partitions to Be Formatted</title> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="../XSL/mdk-doc.css" type="text/css"> + <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> + <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> + <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> + <link rel="prev" href="ask_mntpoint_s.html" title="11. Choosing Mount Points"> + <link rel="next" href="partition_with_diskdrake.html" title="13. Format Disks with DiskDrake"> + </head> + <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> + <div class="navheader"> + <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> + <tr> + <th colspan="3" align="center">12. Choose Partitions to Be Formatted</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ask_mntpoint_s.html">Prev</a> + </td> + <th width="60%" align="center"> </th> + <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="partition_with_diskdrake.html">Next</a></td> + </tr> + </table> + <hr> + </div> + <div lang="" class="section" title="12. Choose Partitions to Be Formatted"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="drakxid-formatPartitions"></a>12. Choose Partitions to Be Formatted + </h2> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + + + <div class="note" title="Note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"> + <table border="0" summary="Note"> + <tr> + <td rowspan="2" align="center" valign="top" width="25"><img alt="[Note]" src="../common/images/note.png"></td> + <th align="left">Note</th> + </tr> + <tr> + <td align="left" valign="top"> + + <p><a name="BIdNEW-drakxid-formatPartitions-pa8"></a>This + step is available only if you chose to reuse existing + <span class="application">Linux</span> partitions. + </p> + + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> + + + <div class="mediaobject" align="center"><img src="images/dx-formatPartitions.png" align="middle"></div> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-pa2"></a><a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-it1"></a>If + you chose to reuse some legacy <span class="application">GNU/Linux</span> partitions, you may wish + to reformat some of them and erase any data they contain. To do so, + please select those partitions as well. + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-pa3"></a>Please note that it's + not necessary to reformat all <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-it2"></a>pre-existing partitions. You must reformat the + partitions containing the operating system (such as + <code class="literal">/</code>, <code class="literal">/usr</code> or + <code class="literal">/var</code>) but not the partitions containing data you + wish to keep (typically <code class="literal">/home</code>). + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-pa4"></a>Please be + careful when selecting partitions. After the formatting is + completed, <span class="emphasis"><em>all data on the selected partitions will be + deleted</em></span> and you won't be able to recover it. + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-pa5"></a>Click on + <span class="guibutton">Next</span> when you're ready to format the + partitions. + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-pa6"></a>Click on + <span class="guibutton">Previous</span> if you want to choose other + partitions for your new <span class="application">Mageia</span> operating system + installation. + </p> + + + <p><a name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-pa7"></a>Click on + <span class="guibutton">Advanced</span> if you wish to select partitions + which will be checked for <a class="indexterm" name="BId-drakxid-formatPartitions-it3"></a>bad blocks on the disk. + </p> + + </div> + <div class="navfooter"> + <hr> + <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> + <tr> + <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ask_mntpoint_s.html">Prev</a> + </td> + <td width="20%" align="center"> </td> + <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="partition_with_diskdrake.html">Next</a></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">11. Choosing Mount Points </td> + <td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td> + <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> 13. Format Disks with DiskDrake</td> + </tr> + </table> + </div> + </body> +</html> |