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Format Disks with DiskDrake +

Custom disk partitioning 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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    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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    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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    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. +

If you wish to use encryption on + any of your partitions you must ensure that you have a separate /boot + partition. The encryption option for the /boot partition must NOT be set, + otherwise your system will be unbootable.

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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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