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Title: custom install-partition
Post by: Karl Ponsonby on April 09, 2002, 05:00:13 PM

Hi all,
Can somebody point me in the direction of how to do an install where I can tell SME what partitions to use, rather than default ?
I have three drives and would like to put "home" and some other stuff onto there own drives. I have searched through the 'lists', and have tried the 'ks.cfg' mod, only to find that it installed only half of the info (stnd RH), and doesn't come to the config screen.
Any ideas or help, greatly appreciated.
Karl

Title: Re: custom install-partition
Post by: Chaloner Hale on April 09, 2002, 06:56:38 PM

Install onto the first drive and then mount the other drives where you want them to go.

Title: Re: custom install-partition
Post by: Dominik on April 09, 2002, 11:29:45 PM

Have a look at this:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=13278.msg50278#msg50278

I think it is that what you want to have.
When you us this boot image you can use diskdrake to use more harddisks for SME.


Regards,

Dominik

Title: Re: custom install-partition
Post by: Karl Ponsonby on April 10, 2002, 12:57:35 PM

how do I access the file in question. I have tried to go via the web, but no access is allowed. I have tried to 'wget' the file and it corrupts on dd writing.
Any ideas,
Karl

Title: Re: custom install-partition
Post by: Dominik on April 11, 2002, 01:42:27 AM

Put the URL in your Browser and you can download it.

http://www.s235.de/sme_disk/boot.img

I have made a direct link for you on the main page:

http://www.s235.de


Have a look at the install.cfg file.
When you have problems again with downloading the file let me know.

I hope that the bootdisk can help you.

Dominik

Title: Re: custom install-partition
Post by: Tom Carroll on April 11, 2002, 09:18:07 AM

Here is another option for you, that worked for me.  Please excuse any errors since I did this quite some time ago:

1) Disconnect the two additional drives
2) Install SME to the first drive
3) Reconnect the second and third drives
4) Use fdisk to create your partitions
5) Run mke2fs to create the file systems on each disk
6) Create directories on your first disk, hda (i.e. /hdb and /hdc)
7) Edit the /etc/fstab file and point the hdb1 mount point to your /hdb directory and the hdc1 mount point to /hdc
8) Create the necessary sub-directories under the /hdb and /hdc
9) Create symlinks to the directories on hdb and hdc

If anyone see's any problems with this please jump in.

Hope this helps!

Tom Carroll