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20 files changed, 920 insertions, 164 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed39e588c..0de4edf9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ROOTDEST = /export
 
 install: build
 	for i in images misc Mandrake Mandrake/base; do install -d $(ROOTDEST)/$$i ; done
-	cp -f $(BOOT_IMG) $(ROOTDEST)/images
+	cp -f $(BOOT_IMG) $(ROOTDEST)/images ; rm $(ROOTDEST)/images/*_ks.img
 	install make_mdkinst_stage2 $(ROOTDEST)/misc
 	make -C perl-install full_stage2
 
@@ -39,10 +39,9 @@ clean:
 
 upload: tar install
 	touch /tmp/mdkinst_done
-	rm ~/gi/*_ks.img
 	cd $(ROOTDEST)/Mandrake ; tar cfz mdkinst.tgz mdkinst
 
-#	lftp -c "open -u devel mandrakesoft.com; cd ~/cooker/cooker/images ; mput ~/gi/gi_*.img ;"
+#	lftp -c "open -u devel mandrakesoft.com; cd ~/cooker/cooker/images ; mput $(ROOTDEST)/images/gi_*.img"
 	lftp -c "open -u devel mandrakesoft.com; cd ~/tmp ; put $(ROOTDEST)/Mandrake/mdkinst.tgz ; put /tmp/mdkinst_done ; cd ~/cooker/cooker/Mandrake/base ; put $(ROOTDEST)/Mandrake/base/mdkinst_stage2.gz ; put ~/gi/perl-install/compss ; put ~/gi/perl-install/compssList ; put ~/gi/perl-install/compssUsers ; cd ~/cooker/cooker/misc ; put ~/gi/make_mdkinst_stage2 "
 #	lftp -c "open -u devel mandrakesoft.com; cd ~/cooker/contrib/others/src ; put ~/gi.tar.bz2"
 	rm -f $(ROOTDEST)/Mandrake/mdkinst.tgz
diff --git a/docs/TODO b/docs/TODO
index 5eabaf5b9..8d43ab770 100644
--- a/docs/TODO
+++ b/docs/TODO
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+bug: if u choose mouse usb != found mouse, it fails at X config
+
 i18n
 
 standalone applications for configuration
diff --git a/perl-install/Newt/.cvsignore b/perl-install/Newt/.cvsignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c296b7faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-install/Newt/.cvsignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Newt.bs
+Newt.c
+pm_to_blib
+blib
+Makefile
+Makefile_c
diff --git a/perl-install/Newt/Av_CharPtrPtr.c b/perl-install/Newt/Av_CharPtrPtr.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d108ef5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-install/Newt/Av_CharPtrPtr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+#include "EXTERN.h"
+#include "perl.h"
+#include "XSUB.h"
+#include "Av_CharPtrPtr.h"  /* XS_*_charPtrPtr() */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+/* Used by the INPUT typemap for char**.
+ * Will convert a Perl AV* (containing strings) to a C char**.
+ */
+char **
+XS_unpack_charPtrPtr( rv )
+SV *rv;
+{
+	AV *av;
+	SV **ssv;
+	char **s;
+	int avlen;
+	int x;
+
+	if( SvROK( rv ) && (SvTYPE(SvRV(rv)) == SVt_PVAV) )
+		av = (AV*)SvRV(rv);
+	else {
+		warn("XS_unpack_charPtrPtr: rv was not an AV ref");
+		return( (char**)NULL );
+	}
+
+	/* is it empty? */
+	avlen = av_len(av);
+	if( avlen < 0 ){
+		warn("XS_unpack_charPtrPtr: array was empty");
+		return( (char**)NULL );
+	}
+
+	/* av_len+2 == number of strings, plus 1 for an end-of-array sentinel.
+	 */
+	s = (char **)safemalloc( sizeof(char*) * (avlen + 2) );
+	if( s == NULL ){
+		warn("XS_unpack_charPtrPtr: unable to malloc char**");
+		return( (char**)NULL );
+	}
+	for( x = 0; x <= avlen; ++x ){
+		ssv = av_fetch( av, x, 0 );
+		if( ssv != NULL ){
+			if( SvPOK( *ssv ) ){
+				s[x] = (char *)safemalloc( SvCUR(*ssv) + 1 );
+				if( s[x] == NULL )
+					warn("XS_unpack_charPtrPtr: unable to malloc char*");
+				else
+					strcpy( s[x], SvPV( *ssv, na ) );
+			}
+			else
+				warn("XS_unpack_charPtrPtr: array elem %d was not a string.", x );
+		}
+		else
+			s[x] = (char*)NULL;
+	}
+	s[x] = (char*)NULL; /* sentinel */
+	return( s );
+}
+
+/* Used by the OUTPUT typemap for char**.
+ * Will convert a C char** to a Perl AV*.
+ */
+void
+XS_pack_charPtrPtr( st, s )
+SV *st;
+char **s;
+{
+	AV *av = newAV();
+	SV *sv;
+	char **c;
+
+	for( c = s; *c != NULL; ++c ){
+		sv = newSVpv( *c, 0 );
+		av_push( av, sv );
+	}
+	sv = newSVrv( st, NULL );	/* upgrade stack SV to an RV */
+	SvREFCNT_dec( sv );	/* discard */
+	SvRV( st ) = (SV*)av;	/* make stack RV point at our AV */
+}
+
+
+/* cleanup the temporary char** from XS_unpack_charPtrPtr */
+void
+XS_release_charPtrPtr(s)
+char **s;
+{
+	char **c;
+	for( c = s; *c != NULL; ++c )
+		safefree( *c );
+	safefree( s );
+}
+
diff --git a/perl-install/Newt/Av_CharPtrPtr.h b/perl-install/Newt/Av_CharPtrPtr.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..765f1a731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-install/Newt/Av_CharPtrPtr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+char ** XS_unpack_charPtrPtr _(( SV *rv ));
+void XS_pack_charPtrPtr _(( SV *st, char **s ));
+void XS_release_charPtrPtr _(( char **s ));
+
diff --git a/perl-install/Newt/Makefile.PL b/perl-install/Newt/Makefile.PL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6378a8f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-install/Newt/Makefile.PL
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
+# See lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm for details of how to influence
+# the contents of the Makefile that is written.
+
+WriteMakefile(
+    'NAME'	=> 'Newt',
+    'OBJECT'    => 'Av_CharPtrPtr.o Newt.o',
+    'MAKEFILE'  => 'Makefile_c',
+    'OPTIMIZE'  => '-Os',
+    'VERSION_FROM' => 'Newt.pm', # finds $VERSION
+    'LIBS'	=> ['-lnewt -lslang'],
+    'DEFINE'	=> '',     # e.g., '-DHAVE_SOMETHING' 
+);
diff --git a/perl-install/Newt/Newt.pm b/perl-install/Newt/Newt.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80dbaf54f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-install/Newt/Newt.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package Newt;
+
+use strict;
+use vars qw($VERSION @ISA);
+use DynaLoader;
+
+use vars qw($VERSION @ISA);
+@ISA = qw(DynaLoader);
+$VERSION = '0.01';
+bootstrap Newt $VERSION;
+
+package Newt::Component;
+package Newt::Grid;
+
+
+1;
diff --git a/perl-install/Newt/Newt.xs b/perl-install/Newt/Newt.xs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e60583de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-install/Newt/Newt.xs
@@ -0,0 +1,546 @@
+#include "EXTERN.h"
+#include "perl.h"
+#include "XSUB.h"
+#include <newt.h>
+
+static void suspend() {
+  newtSuspend();
+  raise(SIGTSTP);
+  newtResume();
+}
+
+typedef newtComponent Newt__Component;
+typedef newtGrid Newt__Grid;
+
+
+MODULE = Newt		PACKAGE = Newt 	PREFIX = newt
+
+void
+DESTROY()
+	CODE:
+	{
+		newtFinished();
+	}
+
+void 
+changeColors()
+  CODE:
+{
+const struct newtColors colors = {
+	"cyan", "black", 			/* root fg, bg */
+	"black", "blue",			/* border fg, bg */
+	"white", "blue",			/* window fg, bg */
+	"white", "black",			/* shadow fg, bg */
+	"white", "blue",			/* title fg, bg */
+	"yellow", "cyan",			/* button fg, bg */
+	"white", "cyan",			/* active button fg, bg */
+	"yellow", "blue",			/* checkbox fg, bg */
+	"blue", "brown",			/* active checkbox fg, bg */
+	"yellow", "blue",			/* entry box fg, bg */
+	"white", "blue",			/* label fg, bg */
+	"black", "cyan",			/* listbox fg, bg */
+	"yellow", "cyan",			/* active listbox fg, bg */
+	"white", "blue",			/* textbox fg, bg */
+	"cyan", "black",			/* active textbox fg, bg */
+	"white", "blue",			/* help line */
+	"yellow", "blue",			/* root text */
+	"blue",					/* scale full */
+	"red",					/* scale empty */
+	"blue", "cyan",				/* disabled entry fg, bg */
+	"white", "blue",			/* compact button fg, bg */
+	"yellow", "red",			/* active & sel listbox */
+	"black", "brown"			/* selected listbox */
+};
+  newtSetColors(colors);
+}
+
+int
+newtInit()
+
+int
+newtFinished()
+
+void
+newtCls()
+
+int
+newtCenteredWindow(width,height,title)
+	int width;
+	int height;
+	const char * title;
+
+void
+newtPopWindow()
+
+void
+newtRefresh()
+
+void
+newtPushHelpLine(text)
+	const char * text;
+
+void
+newtDrawRootText(row,col,text)
+	int row;
+	int col;
+	const char * text;
+
+void
+newtGetScreenSize()
+  PPCODE:
+{
+  int cols, rows;
+  newtGetScreenSize(&cols, &rows);
+  PUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(cols)));
+  PUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(rows)));
+}
+
+void
+newtSetSuspendCallback()
+	CODE:
+	{
+	  newtSetSuspendCallback(suspend, NULL);
+	}
+
+
+void
+newtWinMessage(title,buttonText,text)
+	char * title;
+	char * buttonText;
+	char * text;
+
+int
+newtWinChoice(title,button1,button2,text)
+	char * title;
+	char * button1;
+	char * button2;
+	char * text;
+
+int
+newtWinTernary(title,button1,button2,button3,message)
+	char * title;
+	char * button1;
+	char * button2;
+	char * button3;
+	char * message;
+
+void
+newtWinMenu(title,text,suggestedWidth,flexDown,flexUp,maxListHeight,list,def,buttons, ...)
+	char * title;
+	char * text;
+	int suggestedWidth;
+	int flexDown;
+	int flexUp;
+	int maxListHeight;
+	char **list;
+	int def;
+	char *buttons;
+        PPCODE:
+	{
+	  int button;
+#define nb 8
+#define a(i) SvPV(ST(i + nb),PL_na)
+	  button = newtWinMenu(title, text, suggestedWidth, flexDown, flexUp, maxListHeight, list, &def,
+			       items > nb +  0 ? a( 0) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  1 ? a( 1) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  2 ? a( 2) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  3 ? a( 3) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  4 ? a( 4) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  5 ? a( 5) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  6 ? a( 6) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  7 ? a( 7) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  8 ? a( 8) : NULL,
+			       items > nb +  9 ? a( 9) : NULL,
+			       items > nb + 10 ? a(10) : NULL, 
+			       NULL);
+#undef a
+	  EXTEND(SP, 2);
+ 	  PUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(button)));
+ 	  PUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(def)));
+	}
+
+MODULE = Newt		PACKAGE = Newt::Component 	PREFIX = newt
+
+Newt::Component
+newtCompactButton(left,top,text)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	const char * text;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtButton(left,top,text)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	const char * text;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtCheckbox(left,top,text,defValue,seq,result)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	const char * text;
+	char *defValue;
+	const char * seq;
+        int *result;
+  CODE: 
+  RETVAL = newtCheckbox(left, top, text, defValue[0], seq, (char*)result);
+  OUTPUT:
+  RETVAL
+
+int
+newtCheckboxGetValue(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+void
+newtCheckboxSetValue(co, value)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	char *value;
+  CODE: 
+  newtCheckboxSetValue(co, value[0]);
+
+Newt::Component
+newtLabel(left,top,text)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	const char * text;
+
+void
+newtLabelSetText(co,text)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	const char * text;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtVerticalScrollbar(left,top,height,normalColorset,thumbColorset)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	int height;
+	int normalColorset;
+	int thumbColorset;
+
+void
+newtScrollbarSet(co,where,total)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int where;
+	int total;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtListbox(left,top,height,flags)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	int height;
+	int flags;
+
+void *
+newtListboxGetCurrent(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+void
+newtListboxSetCurrent(co,num)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int num;
+
+void
+newtListboxSetCurrentByKey(co,key)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	void * key;
+
+void
+newtListboxSetText(co,num,text)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int num;
+	const char * text;
+
+void
+newtListboxSetEntry(co,num,text)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int num;
+	const char * text;
+
+void
+newtListboxSetWidth(co,width)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int width;
+
+# return the data passed to AddEntry 
+void
+newtListboxSetData(co,num,data)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int num;
+	void * data;
+
+int
+newtListboxAddEntry(co,text,data)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	const char * text;
+	const void * data;
+
+# Send the key to insert after, or NULL to insert at the top 
+int
+newtListboxInsertEntry(co,text,data,key)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	const char * text;
+	const void * data;
+	void * key;
+
+int
+newtListboxDeleteEntry(co,data)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	void * data;
+
+# removes all entries from listbox
+void
+newtListboxClear(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+void
+newtListboxGetEntry(co,num,text,data)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int num;
+	char * text;
+	void * data;
+	PPCODE:
+	{
+		newtListboxGetEntry(co, num, &text, data);
+	}
+
+# Returns an array of data pointers from items, last element is NULL 
+void *
+newtListboxGetSelection(co,numitems)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int *numitems;
+
+void
+newtListboxClearSelection(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+void
+newtListboxSelectItem(co,key,sense)
+	Newt::Component co;
+        void *key
+	enum newtFlagsSense sense;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtTextboxReflowed(left,top,text,width,flexDown,flexUp,flags)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	char * text;
+	int width;
+	int flexDown;
+	int flexUp;
+	int flags;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtTextbox(left,top,width,height,flags)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	int width;
+	int height;
+	int flags;
+
+void
+newtTextboxSetText(co,text)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	const char * text;
+
+void
+newtTextboxSetHeight(co,height)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int height;
+
+int
+newtTextboxGetNumLines(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+char *
+newtReflowText(text,width,flexDown,flexUp,actualWidth,actualHeight)
+	char * text;
+	int width;
+	int flexDown;
+	int flexUp;
+	int * actualWidth;
+	int * actualHeight;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtForm(vertBar,help,flags)
+	Newt::Component vertBar;
+	const char * help;
+	int flags;
+
+void
+newtFormSetSize(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtFormGetCurrent(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+void
+newtFormSetBackground(co,color)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int color;
+
+void
+newtFormSetCurrent(co,subco)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	Newt::Component subco;
+
+void
+newtFormAddComponent(form,co)
+	Newt::Component form;
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+void
+newtFormSetHeight(co,height)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int height;
+
+void
+newtFormSetWidth(co,width)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	int width;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtRunForm(form)
+	Newt::Component form;
+
+void
+newtDrawForm(form)
+	Newt::Component form;
+
+Newt::Component
+newtEntry(left,top,initialValue,width,flag)
+	int left;
+	int top;
+	const char * initialValue;
+	int width;
+        int flag;
+	CODE:
+	{
+		char *result;
+		RETVAL = newtEntry(left,top,initialValue,width,&result,flag);
+	}
+	OUTPUT:
+	RETVAL
+
+void
+newtEntrySet(co,value,cursorAtEnd)
+	Newt::Component co;
+	const char * value;
+	int cursorAtEnd;
+
+char *
+newtEntryGetValue(co)
+	Newt::Component co;
+
+void
+newtFormDestroy(form)
+	Newt::Component form;
+
+MODULE = Newt		PACKAGE = Newt::Grid 	PREFIX = newt
+
+Newt::Grid
+newtCreateGrid(cols,rows)
+	int cols;
+	int rows;
+
+Newt::Grid
+HCloseStacked(first, ...)
+	Newt::Component first;
+     CODE:
+	{
+	  int i;
+#define a(i) (newtComponent)SvIV((SV*)SvRV( ST(i) ))
+          RETVAL =
+	     newtGridHCloseStacked(
+                           items >  0 ? 1 : 0, items >  0 ? a( 0) : NULL, 
+			   items >  1 ? 1 : 0, items >  1 ? a( 1) : NULL, 
+			   items >  2 ? 1 : 0, items >  2 ? a( 2) : NULL, 
+			   items >  3 ? 1 : 0, items >  3 ? a( 3) : NULL, 
+			   items >  4 ? 1 : 0, items >  4 ? a( 4) : NULL, 
+			   items >  5 ? 1 : 0, items >  5 ? a( 5) : NULL, 
+			   items >  6 ? 1 : 0, items >  6 ? a( 6) : NULL, 
+			   items >  7 ? 1 : 0, items >  7 ? a( 7) : NULL, 
+			   items >  8 ? 1 : 0, items >  8 ? a( 8) : NULL, 
+			   items >  9 ? 1 : 0, items >  9 ? a( 9) : NULL, 
+			   items > 10 ? 1 : 0, items > 10 ? a(10) : NULL,  
+			   NULL);
+#undef a
+	}
+OUTPUT:
+RETVAL
+
+
+Newt::Grid
+newtGridBasicWindow(text,middle,buttons)
+	Newt::Component text;
+	Newt::Grid middle;
+	Newt::Grid buttons;
+
+
+Newt::Grid
+newtGridSimpleWindow(text,middle,buttons)
+	Newt::Component text;
+	Newt::Component middle;
+	Newt::Grid buttons;
+
+void
+newtGridSetField(grid,col,row,type,val,padLeft,padTop,padRight,padBottom,anchor,flags)
+	Newt::Grid grid;
+	int col;
+	int row;
+	enum newtGridElement type;
+	void * val;
+	int padLeft;
+	int padTop;
+	int padRight;
+	int padBottom;
+	int anchor;
+	int flags;
+
+
+void
+newtGridFree(grid,recurse)
+	Newt::Grid grid;
+	int recurse;
+
+void
+newtGridGetSize(grid,width,height)
+	Newt::Grid grid;
+	int * width;
+	int * height;
+
+void
+newtGridWrappedWindow(grid,title)
+	Newt::Grid grid;
+	char * title;
+	
+void
+newtGridAddComponentsToForm(grid,form,recurse)
+	Newt::Grid grid;
+	Newt::Component form;
+	int recurse;
+
+Newt::Grid
+newtButtonBar(button1, ...)
+	char * button1;
+ PPCODE:
+	{
+	  static newtComponent p[11];
+	  int i;
+	  EXTEND(SP, items + 1);
+#define a(i) (char *)SvPV(ST(i),PL_na)
+          PUSHs(sv_setref_pv(sv_newmortal(), "Newt::Grid", 
+	     newtButtonBar(items >  0 ? a( 0) : NULL, items >  0 ? &p[ 0] : NULL, 
+			   items >  1 ? a( 1) : NULL, items >  1 ? &p[ 1] : NULL, 
+			   items >  2 ? a( 2) : NULL, items >  2 ? &p[ 2] : NULL, 
+			   items >  3 ? a( 3) : NULL, items >  3 ? &p[ 3] : NULL, 
+			   items >  4 ? a( 4) : NULL, items >  4 ? &p[ 4] : NULL, 
+			   items >  5 ? a( 5) : NULL, items >  5 ? &p[ 5] : NULL, 
+			   items >  6 ? a( 6) : NULL, items >  6 ? &p[ 6] : NULL, 
+			   items >  7 ? a( 7) : NULL, items >  7 ? &p[ 7] : NULL, 
+			   items >  8 ? a( 8) : NULL, items >  8 ? &p[ 8] : NULL, 
+			   items >  9 ? a( 9) : NULL, items >  9 ? &p[ 9] : NULL, 
+			   items > 10 ? a(10) : NULL, items > 10 ? &p[10] : NULL,  
+			   NULL)));
+#undef a
+        for (i = 0; i < items; i++) PUSHs(sv_setref_pv(sv_newmortal(), "Newt::Component", p[i]));
+	}
diff --git a/perl-install/Newt/typemap b/perl-install/Newt/typemap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5aaa2f668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-install/Newt/typemap
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+TYPEMAP
+
+const char *		T_PV
+const void *		T_PV
+int *			T_PV
+void **			T_PACKED
+
+enum newtFlagsSense	T_IV
+enum newtGridElement	T_IV
+SV **			T_SV
+
+Newt::Component		NewtComponent
+Newt::Grid		NewtGrid
+
+INPUT
+NewtComponent
+	$var = ($type) SvIV((SV*)SvRV($arg))
+NewtGrid
+	$var = ($type) SvIV((SV*)SvRV($arg))
+
+OUTPUT
+NewtComponent
+	sv_setref_pv($arg, "Newt::Component", (void*) $var);
+NewtGrid
+	sv_setref_pv($arg, "Newt::Grid", (void*) $var);
diff --git a/perl-install/fsedit.pm b/perl-install/fsedit.pm
index dec35b258..ebae53669 100644
--- a/perl-install/fsedit.pm
+++ b/perl-install/fsedit.pm
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ use log;
 #- Globals
 #-#####################################################################################
 my @suggestions = (
-  { mntpoint => "/boot",    minsize =>  10 << 11, size =>  16 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-  { mntpoint => "/",        minsize =>  50 << 11, size => 100 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-  { mntpoint => "swap",     minsize =>  30 << 11, size =>  60 << 11, type => 0x82 },
-  { mntpoint => "/usr",     minsize => 200 << 11, size => 600 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-  { mntpoint => "/home",    minsize =>  50 << 11, size => 200 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-  { mntpoint => "/var",     minsize => 200 << 11, size => 250 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-  { mntpoint => "/tmp",     minsize =>  50 << 11, size => 100 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-  { mntpoint => "/mnt/iso", minsize => 700 << 11, size => 800 << 11, type => 0x83 },
+  { mntpoint => "/boot",    size =>  16 << 11, type => 0x83, maxsize =>  30 << 11 },
+  { mntpoint => "/",        size =>  50 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 1, maxsize => 300 << 11 },
+  { mntpoint => "swap",     size =>  30 << 11, type => 0x82, ratio => 1, maxsize => 250 << 11 },
+  { mntpoint => "/usr",     size => 200 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 6, maxsize =>1500 << 11 },
+  { mntpoint => "/home",    size =>  50 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 3 },
+  { mntpoint => "/var",     size => 200 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 1, maxsize =>1000 << 11 },
+  { mntpoint => "/tmp",     size =>  50 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 3, maxsize => 500 << 11 },
+  { mntpoint => "/mnt/iso", size => 700 << 11, type => 0x83 },
 );
 my @suggestions_mntpoints = qw(/mnt/dos);
 
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ sub typeOfPart($) { typeFromMagic(devices::make($_[0]), @partitions_signatures)
 #-######################################################################################
 #- Functions
 #-######################################################################################
-sub suggestions_mntpoint($) {
-    my ($hds) = @_;
-    sort grep { !/swap/ && !has_mntpoint($_, $hds) }
-      (@suggestions_mntpoints, map { $_->{mntpoint} } @suggestions);
-}
-
 sub hds($$) {
     my ($drives, $flags) = @_;
     my @hds;
@@ -94,6 +88,10 @@ sub get_fstab(@) {
     map { partition_table::get_normal_parts($_) } @_;
 }
 
+sub free_space(@) {
+    sum map { $_->{size} } map { partition_table::get_holes($_) } @_;
+}
+
 sub hasRAID {
     my $b = 0;
     map { $b ||= isRAID($_) } get_fstab(@_);
@@ -107,30 +105,50 @@ sub get_root($) {
 }
 sub get_root_ { get_root([ get_fstab(@{$_[0]}) ]) }
 
+
+sub computeSize($$$$) {
+    my ($part, $best, $hds, $suggestions) = @_;
+    my $max = $part->{maxsize} || $part->{size};
+    my $tot_ratios = sum(map { $_->{ratio} } grep { !has_mntpoint($_->{mntpoint}, $hds) } @$suggestions);
+
+    min($max,
+	$best->{maxsize} || $max, 
+	$best->{size} 
+	+ free_space(@$hds)
+	* ($tot_ratios && $best->{ratio} / $tot_ratios));
+}
+
 sub suggest_part($$$;$) {
     my ($hd, $part, $hds, $suggestions) = @_;
     $suggestions ||= \@suggestions;
-    foreach (@$suggestions) { $_->{minsize} ||= $_->{size} }
 
     my $has_swap = grep { isSwap($_) } get_fstab(@$hds);
 
     my ($best, $second) =
-      grep { $part->{size} >= $_->{minsize} }
-      grep { ! has_mntpoint($_->{mntpoint}, $hds) || isSwap($_) && !$has_swap }
+      grep { !$_->{maxsize} || $part->{size} <= $_->{maxsize} }
+      grep { $_->{size} <= ($part->{maxsize} || $part->{size}) }
+      grep { !has_mntpoint($_->{mntpoint}, $hds) || isSwap($_) && !$has_swap }
+      grep { !$part->{type} || $part->{type} == $_->{type} }
 	@$suggestions or return;
 
     $best = $second if
       $best->{mntpoint} eq '/boot' &&
-      $part->{start} + $best->{minsize} > 1024 * partition_table::cylinder_size($hd); #- if the empty slot is beyond the 1024th cylinder, no use having /boot
+      $part->{start} + $best->{size} > 1024 * partition_table::cylinder_size($hd); #- if the empty slot is beyond the 1024th cylinder, no use having /boot
 
     defined $best or return; #- sorry no suggestion :(
 
     $part->{mntpoint} = $best->{mntpoint};
     $part->{type} = $best->{type};
-    $part->{size} = min($part->{size}, $best->{size});
+    $part->{size} = computeSize($part, $best, $hds, $suggestions);
+    print "<<<<$part->{size}, $part->{maxsize}\n";
     1;
 }
 
+sub suggestions_mntpoint($) {
+    my ($hds) = @_;
+    sort grep { !/swap/ && !has_mntpoint($_, $hds) }
+      (@suggestions_mntpoints, map { $_->{mntpoint} } @suggestions);
+}
 
 #-sub partitionDrives {
 #-
@@ -183,78 +201,32 @@ sub add($$$;$) {
       ($part->{mntpoint} = 'swap') :
       $options->{force} || check_mntpoint($part->{mntpoint}, $hd, $part, $hds);
 
+    delete $part->{maxsize};
     partition_table::add($hd, $part, $options->{primaryOrExtended});
 }
 
-sub removeFromList($$$) {
-    my ($start, $end, $list) = @_;
-    my $err = "error in removeFromList: removing an non-free block";
-
-    for (my $i = 0; $i < @$list; $i += 2) {
-	$start < $list->[$i] and die $err;
-	$start > $list->[$i + 1] and next;
-
-	if ($start == $list->[$i]) {
-	    $end > $list->[$i + 1] and die $err;
-	    if ($end == $list->[$i + 1]) {
-		#- the free block is just the same size, removing it
-		splice(@$list, $i, 2);
-	    } else {
-		#- the free block now start just after this block
-		$list->[$i] = $end;
-	    }
-	} else {
-	    $end <= $list->[$i + 1] or die $err;
-	    if ($end < $list->[$i + 1]) {
-		splice(@$list, $i + 2, 0, $end, $list->[$i + 1]);
-	    }
-	    $list->[$i + 1] = $start; #- shorten the free block
-	}
-	return;
-    }
-}
-
-
 sub allocatePartitions($$) {
     my ($hds, $to_add) = @_;
-    my %free_sectors = map { $_->{device} => [1, $_->{totalsectors} ] } @$hds; #- first sector is always occupied by the MBR
-    my $remove = sub { removeFromList($_[0]{start}, $_[0]->{start} + $_[0]->{size}, $free_sectors{$_[0]->{rootDevice}}) };
-    my $success = 0;
-
-    foreach (get_fstab(@$hds)) { &$remove($_); }
 
-    FSTAB: foreach (@$to_add) {
-	my %e = %$_;
-	foreach my $hd (@$hds) {
-	    my $v = $free_sectors{$hd->{device}};
-	    for (my $i = 0; $i < @$v; $i += 2) {
-		my $size = $v->[$i + 1] - $v->[$i];
-		$e{size} > $size and next;
-
-		if ($v->[$i] + $e{size} > 1024 * partition_table::cylinder_size($hd)) {
-		    next if $e{mntpoint} eq "/boot" || 
-		            $e{mntpoint} eq "/" && !has_mntpoint("/boot", $hds);
-		}
-		$e{start} = $v->[$i];
-		$e{rootDevice} = $hd->{device};
-		partition_table::adjustStartAndEnd($hd, \%e);
-		&$remove(\%e);
-		partition_table::add($hd, \%e);
-		$success++;
-		next FSTAB;
+    foreach my $hd (@$hds) {
+	foreach (partition_table::get_holes($hd)) {
+	    my ($start, $size) = @$_{"start", "size"};
+	    my $part;
+	    while (suggest_part($hd, 
+				$part = { start => $start, size => 0, maxsize => $size }, 
+				$hds, $to_add)) {
+		add($hd, $part, $hds);
+		$start = $part->{start} + $part->{size};
+		$size -= $part->{size};
 	    }
+	    $start = $_->{start} + $_->{size};
 	}
-	log::ld("can't allocate partition $e{mntpoint} of size $e{size}, not enough room");
     }
-    $success;
 }
 
 sub auto_allocate($;$) {
-    my ($hds, $suggestions) = @_;
-    allocatePartitions($hds, [
-			      grep { ! has_mntpoint($_->{mntpoint}, $hds) }
-			      @{ $suggestions || \@suggestions }
-			     ]);
+    my ($hds, $suggestions) = @_;    
+    allocatePartitions($hds, $suggestions || \@suggestions);
     map { partition_table::assign_device_numbers($_) } @$hds;
 }
 
diff --git a/perl-install/install2.pm b/perl-install/install2.pm
index b6b928c38..0438e885f 100644
--- a/perl-install/install2.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install2.pm
@@ -90,24 +90,25 @@ my @install_classes = (__("beginner"), __("developer"), __("server"), __("expert
 #- partition layout
 my %suggestedPartitions = (
   normal => my $b = [
-    { mntpoint => "/",     size => 700 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "swap",  size => 128 << 11, type => 0x82 },
-    { mntpoint => "/home", size => 300 << 11, type => 0x83 },
+    { mntpoint => "/boot", size =>  10 << 11, type => 0x83, maxsize => 30 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/",     size => 300 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 5, maxsize => 1500 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "swap",  size =>  64 << 11, type => 0x82, ratio => 1, maxsize => 250 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/home", size => 300 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 5 },
   ],
   developer => [
-    { mntpoint => "/boot", size =>  16 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "swap",  size => 128 << 11, type => 0x82 },
-    { mntpoint => "/",     size => 200 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "/usr",  size => 600 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "/home", size => 500 << 11, type => 0x83 },
+    { mntpoint => "/boot", size =>  10 << 11, type => 0x83, maxsize => 30 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "swap",  size =>  64 << 11, type => 0x82, ratio => 1, maxsize => 250 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/",     size => 150 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 1, maxsize => 300 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/usr",  size => 300 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 4, maxsize =>1500 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/home", size => 100 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 5 },
   ],
   server => [
-    { mntpoint => "/boot", size =>  16 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "swap",  size => 512 << 11, type => 0x82 },
-    { mntpoint => "/",     size => 200 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "/usr",  size => 600 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "/var",  size => 600 << 11, type => 0x83 },
-    { mntpoint => "/home", size => 500 << 11, type => 0x83 },
+    { mntpoint => "/boot", size =>  10 << 11, type => 0x83, maxsize => 30 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "swap",  size =>  64 << 11, type => 0x82, ratio => 2, maxsize => 400 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/",     size => 150 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 1, maxsize => 250 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/usr",  size => 300 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 3, maxsize =>1500 << 11 },
+    { mntpoint => "/var",  size => 100 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 4 },
+    { mntpoint => "/home", size => 100 << 11, type => 0x83, ratio => 5 },
   ],
 );
 
diff --git a/perl-install/install_steps_interactive.pm b/perl-install/install_steps_interactive.pm
index 886328b6b..d1c789056 100644
--- a/perl-install/install_steps_interactive.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install_steps_interactive.pm
@@ -749,17 +749,17 @@ _("Linear (needed for some SCSI drives)") => { val => \$b->{linear}, type => "bo
 _("Compact") => { val => \$b->{compact}, type => "bool", text => _("compact") },
 _("Delay before booting default image") => \$b->{timeout},
 _("Video mode") => { val => \$b->{vga}, list => [ keys %lilo::vga_modes ], not_edit => $::beginner },
-$o->{security} < 2 ? () : (
+$o->{security} >= 4 ? () : (
 _("Password") => { val => \$b->{password}, hidden => 1 },
 _("Restrict command line options") => { val => \$b->{restricted}, type => "bool", text => _("restrict") },
 )
 	);
-	@l = @l[0..3] if $::beginner;
+	@l = @l[0..3] unless $::expert;
 
 	$b->{vga} ||= 'Normal';
 	$o->ask_from_entries_refH('', _("LILO main options"), \@l,
 				 complete => sub {
-				     $o->{security} > 4 && length($b->{password}) < 6 and $o->ask_warn('', _("At this level of security, a password (and a good one) in lilo is requested")), return 1;
+#-				     $o->{security} > 4 && length($b->{password}) < 6 and $o->ask_warn('', _("At this level of security, a password (and a good one) in lilo is requested")), return 1;
 				     $b->{restricted} && !$b->{password} and $o->ask_warn('', _("Option ``Restrict command line options'' is of no use without a password")), return 1;
 				     0;
 				 }
diff --git a/perl-install/partition_table.pm b/perl-install/partition_table.pm
index 094481c3a..05d30b916 100644
--- a/perl-install/partition_table.pm
+++ b/perl-install/partition_table.pm
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ sub verifyInside($$) {
 
 sub verifyParts_ {
     foreach my $i (@_) { foreach (@_) {
-	$i != $_ and verifyNotOverlap($i, $_) || cdie "partitions sector #$i->{start} ($i->{size}bytes) and sector #$_->{start} ($_->{size}bytes) are overlapping!";
+	$i != $_ and verifyNotOverlap($i, $_) || cdie sprintf "partitions sector #$i->{start} (%dMB) and sector #$_->{start} (%dMB) are overlapping!", $i->{size} >> 9, $_->{size} >> 9;
     }}
 }
 sub verifyParts($) {
@@ -300,6 +300,17 @@ sub get_normal_parts($) {
     @{$hd->{primary}{normal} || []}, map { $_->{normal} } @{$hd->{extended} || []}
 }
 
+sub get_holes($) {
+    my ($hd) = @_;
+
+    my $start = 1;
+    map {
+	my $current = $start;
+	$start = $_->{start} + $_->{size};
+	{ start => $current, size => $_->{start} - $current }
+    } sort { $a->{start} <=> $b->{start} } get_normal_parts($hd), { start => $hd->{totalsectors}, size => 0 };    
+}
+
 
 sub read_one($$) {
     my ($hd, $sector) = @_;
diff --git a/perl-install/resize_fat/any.pm b/perl-install/resize_fat/any.pm
index ff0045d0b..252caed4b 100644
--- a/perl-install/resize_fat/any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/resize_fat/any.pm
@@ -54,12 +54,11 @@ sub max_size($) {
 	divide($fs->{cluster_offset}, $SECTORSIZE);
 }
 
-#- fills in $fs->{fat_flag_map}.
+#- fills in fat_flag_map in c_rewritten.
 #- Each FAT entry is flagged as either FREE, FILE or DIRECTORY.
 sub flag_clusters {
     my ($fs) = @_;
     my ($cluster, $entry, $type, $nb_dirs);
-    my $fat_flag_map = "\0" x ($fs->{nb_clusters} + 2);
 
     my $f = sub {
 	($entry) = @_;
@@ -71,11 +70,11 @@ sub flag_clusters {
 	    $type = $DIRECTORY;
 	} else { return }
 
-	my $nb = resize_fat::c_rewritten::checkFat($fat_flag_map, $cluster, $type, $entry->{name});
+	my $nb = resize_fat::c_rewritten::checkFat($cluster, $type, $entry->{name});
 	$nb_dirs += $nb if $type == $DIRECTORY;
 	0;
     };
+    resize_fat::c_rewritten::allocate_fat_flag($fs->{nb_clusters} + 2);
     resize_fat::directory::traverse_all($fs, $f);
-    $fs->{fat_flag_map} = $fat_flag_map;
     $fs->{clusters}{count}{dirs} = $nb_dirs;
 }
diff --git a/perl-install/resize_fat/c_rewritten.xs b/perl-install/resize_fat/c_rewritten.xs
index a42f3d133..388f8b9ea 100644
--- a/perl-install/resize_fat/c_rewritten.xs
+++ b/perl-install/resize_fat/c_rewritten.xs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 
 /* set by scan_fat, used by next */
 short *fat = NULL;
+char *fat_flag_map = NULL;
+unsigned int *fat_remap = NULL;
+int fat_remap_size;
 int type_size, nb_clusters, bad_cluster_value;
-char *fat_flag_map;
 
 unsigned int next(unsigned int cluster) {
   short *p = fat + type_size * cluster;
@@ -13,19 +15,63 @@ unsigned int next(unsigned int cluster) {
   return type_size == 1 ? *p : *((unsigned int *) p);
 }
 
+void set_next(unsigned int cluster, unsigned int val) {
+  short *p = fat + type_size * cluster;
+  if (cluster > nb_clusters + 2) croak("fat::set_next: cluster %d outside filesystem", cluster);
+  type_size == 1 ? *p : *((unsigned int *) p) = val;
+}
+
 MODULE = resize_fat::c_rewritten PACKAGE = resize_fat::c_rewritten
 
+void 
+read_fat(fd, offset, size, magic)
+  int fd
+  int offset
+  int size
+  unsigned char magic
+  PPCODE:
+{
+  fat = (short *) malloc(size);
+  if (lseek(fd, offset, SEEK_SET) != offset ||
+      read(fd, fat, size) != size) {
+    free(fat); fat = NULL;
+    croak("reading FAT failed");
+  }
+  if (magic != *(unsigned char *) fat) {
+    free(fat); fat = NULL;
+    croak("FAT has invalid signature");
+  }
+}
+
 void
-scan_fat(fat_, nb_clusters_, type_size_)
-  char *fat_
+write_fat(fd, size)
+  int fd
+  int size
+  PPCODE:
+{
+  if (write(fd, fat, size) != size) croak("write_fat: write failed");
+}
+
+void
+free_all()
+  PPCODE:
+#define FREE(p) if (p) free(p), p = NULL;
+  FREE(fat);
+  FREE(fat_flag_map);
+  FREE(fat_remap);
+#undef FREE
+
+void
+scan_fat(nb_clusters_, type_size_)
   int nb_clusters_
   int type_size_
   PPCODE:
+{
   unsigned int v;  
   int free = 0, bad = 0, used = 0;
   short *p;
   
-  fat = (short*) fat_; type_size = type_size_; nb_clusters = nb_clusters_;
+  type_size = type_size_; nb_clusters = nb_clusters_;
   bad_cluster_value = type_size ? 0xffffff7 : 0xfff7;
 
   if (type_size % 16) fprintf(stderr, "unable to handle type_size"), exit(1);
@@ -42,6 +88,7 @@ scan_fat(fat_, nb_clusters_, type_size_)
   PUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(free)));
   PUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(bad)));
   PUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSViv(used)));
+}
 
 unsigned int
 next(unused, cluster)
@@ -52,15 +99,27 @@ next(unused, cluster)
   OUTPUT:
   RETVAL
 
+void
+set_next(unused, cluster, val)
+  void *unused
+  unsigned int cluster
+  unsigned int val
+  CODE:
+  set_next(cluster, val);
+
+void
+allocate_fat_flag(size)
+  int size
+  CODE:
+  fat_flag_map = malloc(size);
+
 int
-checkFat(fat_flag_map_, cluster, type, name)
-  char *fat_flag_map_
+checkFat(cluster, type, name)
   unsigned int cluster
   int type
   char *name
   CODE:
   int nb = 0;
-  fat_flag_map = fat_flag_map_;
 
   for (; cluster < bad_cluster_value; cluster = next(cluster)) {
     if (cluster == 0) croak("Bad FAT: unterminated chain for %s\n", name);
@@ -88,3 +147,30 @@ set_flag(cluster, flag)
   CODE:
   fat_flag_map[cluster] = flag;
 
+void
+allocate_fat_remap(size)
+  int size
+  CODE:
+  fat_remap_size = size / 4;
+  fat_remap = (unsigned int *) malloc(size);
+
+unsigned int
+fat_remap(cluster)
+  unsigned int cluster
+  CODE:
+  if (cluster >= bad_cluster_value) {
+    RETVAL = cluster; /* special cases */
+  } else {
+    if (fat_remap == NULL) croak("fat_remap NULL in fat_remap");
+    if (cluster >= fat_remap_size) croak("cluster %d >= %d in fat_remap", cluster, fat_remap_size);
+    RETVAL = fat_remap[cluster];
+  }
+  OUTPUT:
+  RETVAL
+
+void
+set_fat_remap(cluster, val)
+  unsigned int cluster
+  unsigned int val
+  CODE:
+  fat_remap[cluster] = val;
diff --git a/perl-install/resize_fat/dir_entry.pm b/perl-install/resize_fat/dir_entry.pm
index 0739b0951..be3bd436a 100644
--- a/perl-install/resize_fat/dir_entry.pm
+++ b/perl-install/resize_fat/dir_entry.pm
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ sub is_special_entry($) {
 
 #- return true if entry has been modified
 sub remap {
-    my ($fat_remap, $entry) = @_;
+    my ($entry) = @_;
 
     is_special_entry($entry) and return;
 
     my $cluster = get_cluster($entry);
-    my $new_cluster = $fat_remap->[$cluster];
+    my $new_cluster = resize_fat::c_rewritten::fat_remap($cluster);
 
     #-print "remapping cluster ", get_first_cluster($fs, $entry), " to $new_cluster";
 
diff --git a/perl-install/resize_fat/directory.pm b/perl-install/resize_fat/directory.pm
index f62203e50..22d2a1fae 100644
--- a/perl-install/resize_fat/directory.pm
+++ b/perl-install/resize_fat/directory.pm
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ sub entry_size { $psizeof_format }
 
 #- call `f' for each entry of the directory
 #- if f return true, then modification in the entry are taken back
-sub traverse($$$) {
-    my ($fs, $directory, $f) = @_;
+sub traverse($$) {
+    my ($directory, $f) = @_;
 
     for (my $i = 0;; $i++) {
 	my $raw = \substr($directory, $i * $psizeof_format, $psizeof_format);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ sub traverse_all($$) {
 	&$f($entry);
 
         resize_fat::dir_entry::is_directory($entry)
-	    and traverse($fs, resize_fat::io::read_file($fs, resize_fat::dir_entry::get_cluster($entry)), $traverse_all);
+	    and traverse(resize_fat::io::read_file($fs, resize_fat::dir_entry::get_cluster($entry)), $traverse_all);
 
 	undef; #- no need to write back (cf traverse)
     };
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ sub traverse_all($$) {
     my $directory = $resize_fat::isFAT32 ?
 	resize_fat::io::read_file($fs, $fs->{fat32_root_dir_cluster}) :
 	resize_fat::io::read($fs, $fs->{root_dir_offset}, $fs->{root_dir_size});
-    traverse($fs, $directory, $traverse_all);
+    traverse($directory, $traverse_all);
+    $traverse_all = undef; #- circular reference is no good for perl's poor GC :(
 }
 
 
 #- function used by construct_dir_tree to translate the `cluster' fields in each
 #- directory entry
-sub remap {
+sub remap($$) {
     my ($fs, $directory) = @_;
-
-    traverse($fs->{fat_remap}, $directory, sub { resize_fat::dir_entry::remap($fs->{fat_remap}, $_[0]) });
+    traverse($directory, \&resize_fat::dir_entry::remap);
 }
diff --git a/perl-install/resize_fat/fat.pm b/perl-install/resize_fat/fat.pm
index 67c64165c..83426471a 100644
--- a/perl-install/resize_fat/fat.pm
+++ b/perl-install/resize_fat/fat.pm
@@ -12,17 +12,10 @@ use resize_fat::c_rewritten;
 sub read($) {
     my ($fs) = @_;
 
-    @{$fs->{fats}} = map {
-	my $fat = eval { resize_fat::io::read($fs, $fs->{fat_offset} + $_ * $fs->{fat_size}, $fs->{fat_size}) };
-	$@ and die "reading fat #$_ failed";
-	vec($fat, 0, 8) == $fs->{media} or die "FAT $_ has invalid signature";
-	$fat;
-    } (0 .. $fs->{nb_fats} - 1);
-
-    $fs->{fat} = $fs->{fats}[0];
+    resize_fat::c_rewritten::read_fat(fileno $fs->{fd}, $fs->{fat_offset}, $fs->{fat_size}, $fs->{media});
 
     @{$fs->{clusters}{count}}{qw(free bad used)} =
-      resize_fat::c_rewritten::scan_fat($fs->{fat}, $fs->{nb_clusters}, $fs->{fs_type_size});
+      resize_fat::c_rewritten::scan_fat($fs->{nb_clusters}, $fs->{fs_type_size});
 }
 
 sub write($) {
@@ -30,7 +23,7 @@ sub write($) {
 
     sysseek $fs->{fd}, $fs->{fat_offset}, 0 or die "write_fat: seek failed";
     foreach (1..$fs->{nb_fats}) {
-	syswrite $fs->{fd}, $fs->{fat} or die "write_fat: write failed";
+	resize_fat::c_rewritten::write_fat(fileno $fs->{fd}, $fs->{fat_size});
     }
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +36,7 @@ sub write($) {
 sub allocate_remap {
     my ($fs, $cut_point) = @_;
     my ($cluster, $new_cluster);
-    my $remap = sub { $fs->{fat_remap}[$cluster] = $new_cluster; };
+    my $remap = sub { resize_fat::c_rewritten::set_fat_remap($cluster, $new_cluster) };
     my $get_new = sub {
 	$new_cluster = get_free($fs);
 	0 < $new_cluster && $new_cluster < $cut_point or die "no free clusters";
@@ -51,7 +44,8 @@ sub allocate_remap {
 	#-log::ld("resize_fat: [$cluster,", &next($fs, $cluster), "...]->$new_cluster...");
     };
 
-    $fs->{fat_remap}[0] = 0;
+    resize_fat::c_rewritten::allocate_fat_remap($fs->{fat_size});
+
     $fs->{last_free_cluster} = 2;
     for ($cluster = 2; $cluster < $fs->{nb_clusters} + 2; $cluster++) {
 	if ($cluster < $cut_point) {
@@ -76,30 +70,19 @@ sub update {
     for (my $cluster = 2; $cluster < $fs->{nb_clusters} + 2; $cluster++) {
 	 if (resize_fat::c_rewritten::flag($cluster)) {
 	     my $old_next = &next($fs, $cluster);
-	     my $new      = $fs->{fat_remap}[$cluster];
-	     my $new_next = $fs->{fat_remap}[$old_next];
+	     my $new      = resize_fat::c_rewritten::fat_remap($cluster);
+	     my $new_next = resize_fat::c_rewritten::fat_remap($old_next);
 
 	     set_available($fs, $cluster);
 
 	     is_eof($old_next) ?
 		 set_eof($fs, $new) :
-		 set_next($fs, $new, $new_next);
+		 set_next ($fs, $new, $new_next);
 	 }
     }
 }
 
 
-#- - compares the two FATs (one's a backup that should match) - skips first entry
-#- - its just a signature (already checked above) NOTE: checks for cross-linking
-#- are done in count.c
-sub check($) {
-    my ($fs) = @_;
-    return;
-    foreach (@{$fs->{fats}}) {
-	$_ eq $fs->{fats}[0] or die "FAT tables do not match";
-    }
-}
-
 sub endianness16($) { (($_[0] & 0xff) << 8) + ($_[0] >> 8); }
 sub endianness($$) {
     my ($val, $nb_bits) = @_;
@@ -113,18 +96,9 @@ sub endianness($$) {
     $r;
 }
 
-#-sub next($$) {
-#-    my ($fs, $cluster) = @_;
-#-    $cluster > $fs->{nb_clusters} + 2 and die "fat::next: cluster $cluster outside filesystem";
-#-    endianness(vec($fs->{fat}, $cluster, $fs->{fs_type_size}), $fs->{fs_type_size});
-#-}
 *next = \&resize_fat::c_rewritten::next;
+*set_next = \&resize_fat::c_rewritten::set_next;
 
-sub set_next($$$) {
-    my ($fs, $cluster, $new_v) = @_;
-    $cluster > $fs->{nb_clusters} + 2 and die "fat::set_next: cluster $cluster outside filesystem";
-    vec($fs->{fat}, $cluster, $fs->{fs_type_size}) = endianness($new_v, $fs->{fs_type_size});
-}
 
 
 sub get_free($) {
@@ -143,7 +117,7 @@ sub is_eof($) {
 }
 sub set_eof($$) {
     my ($fs, $cluster) = @_;
-    set_next($fs, $cluster, $resize_fat::bad_cluster_value + 1);
+    set_next ($fs, $cluster, $resize_fat::bad_cluster_value + 1);
 }
 
 #-    returns true if <cluster> is empty.  Note that this includes bad clusters.
@@ -159,5 +133,5 @@ sub is_available($) {
 }
 sub set_available($$) {
     my ($fs, $cluster) = @_;
-    set_next($fs, $cluster, 0);
+    set_next ($fs, $cluster, 0);
 }
diff --git a/perl-install/resize_fat/io.pm b/perl-install/resize_fat/io.pm
index 8cf21d929..cbe0033ca 100644
--- a/perl-install/resize_fat/io.pm
+++ b/perl-install/resize_fat/io.pm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use resize_fat::fat;
 
 sub read($$$) {
     my ($fs, $pos, $size) = @_;
-    my $buf;
+    my $buf = "\0" x $size;
     sysseek $fs->{fd}, $pos, 0 or die "seeking to byte #$pos failed on device $fs->{fs_name}";
     sysread $fs->{fd}, $buf, $size or die "reading at byte #$pos failed on device $fs->{fs_name}";
     $buf;
diff --git a/perl-install/resize_fat/main.pm b/perl-install/resize_fat/main.pm
index 762d18bca..ade04122c 100644
--- a/perl-install/resize_fat/main.pm
+++ b/perl-install/resize_fat/main.pm
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ sub new($$$) {
     resize_fat::boot_sector::read($fs);
     $resize_fat::isFAT32 and eval { resize_fat::info_sector::read($fs) };
     resize_fat::fat::read($fs);
-    resize_fat::fat::check($fs);
     resize_fat::any::flag_clusters($fs);
 
     bless $fs, $type;
 }
 
+sub DESTROY { resize_fat::c_rewritten::free_all() }
+
 #- copy all clusters >= <start_cluster> to a new place on the partition, less
 #- than <start_cluster>. Only copies files, not directories.
 #- (use of buffer needed because the seeks slow like hell the hard drive)
@@ -65,7 +66,9 @@ sub copy_clusters {
     };
     for (; $cluster < $fs->{nb_clusters} + 2; $cluster++) {
 	resize_fat::c_rewritten::flag($cluster) == $resize_fat::any::FILE or next;
-	push @buffer, $fs->{fat_remap}[$cluster], resize_fat::io::read_cluster($fs, $cluster);
+	push @buffer, 
+	  resize_fat::c_rewritten::fat_remap($cluster), 
+	  resize_fat::io::read_cluster($fs, $cluster);
 	@buffer > 50 and &$flush();
     }
     &$flush();
@@ -85,8 +88,8 @@ sub construct_dir_tree {
 	resize_fat::c_rewritten::flag($cluster) == $resize_fat::any::DIRECTORY or next;
 
       resize_fat::io::write_cluster($fs,
-				    $fs->{fat_remap}[$cluster],
-				  resize_fat::directory::remap($fs, resize_fat::io::read_cluster($fs, $cluster)));
+				    resize_fat::c_rewritten::fat_remap($cluster),
+				    resize_fat::directory::remap($fs, resize_fat::io::read_cluster($fs, $cluster)));
     }
 
     sync();
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ sub construct_dir_tree {
 	my $cluster = $fs->{fat32_root_dir_cluster};
 
 	resize_fat::io::write_cluster($fs,
-		      $fs->{fat_remap}[$cluster],
+		      resize_fat::c_rewritten::fat_remap($cluster),
 		      resize_fat::directory::remap($fs, resize_fat::io::read_cluster($fs, $cluster)));
     } else {
 	resize_fat::io::write($fs, $fs->{root_dir_offset}, $fs->{root_dir_size},