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author | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2005-10-07 19:51:38 +0000 |
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committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2005-10-07 19:51:38 +0000 |
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diff --git a/it/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml b/it/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..78fe131bb --- /dev/null +++ b/it/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml @@ -0,0 +1,199 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 30158 untranslated --> + + <sect3 id="partman"> + <title>Partitioning Your Disks</title> + +<para> + +Now it is time to partition your disks. If you are uncomfortable with +partitioning, or just want to know more details, see <xref +linkend="partitioning"/>. + +</para><para> + +First you will be given the opportunity to automatically partition +either an entire drive, or free space on a drive. This is also called +<quote>guided</quote> partitioning. If you do not want to +autopartition, choose <guimenuitem>Manually edit partition +table</guimenuitem> from the menu. + +</para><para> + +If you choose guided partitioning, you will be able to choose from the +schemes listed in the table below. All schemes have their pros and cons, +some of which are discussed in <xref linkend="partitioning"/>. If you are +unsure, choose the first one. Bear in mind, that guided partitioning +needs certain minimal amount of free space to operate with. If you don't +give it at least about 1GB of space (depends on chosen scheme), guided +partitioning will fail. + +</para> + +<informaltable> +<tgroup cols="3"> +<thead> +<row> + <entry>Partitioning scheme</entry> + <entry>Minimum space</entry> + <entry>Created partitions</entry> +</row> +</thead> + +<tbody> +<row> + <entry>All files in one partition</entry> + <entry>600MB</entry> + <entry><filename>/</filename>, swap</entry> +</row><row> + <entry>Desktop machine</entry> + <entry>500MB</entry> + <entry> + <filename>/</filename>, <filename>/home</filename>, swap + </entry> +</row><row> + <entry>Multi-user workstation</entry> + <entry>1GB</entry> + <entry> + <filename>/</filename>, <filename>/home</filename>, + <filename>/usr</filename>, <filename>/var</filename>, + <filename>/tmp</filename>, swap + </entry> +</row> + +</tbody></tgroup></informaltable> + +<para arch="ia64"> + +If you chose an automatic partitioning for your IA64 system, there +will be an additional partition, formatted as a FAT16 bootable filesystem, +for the EFI boot loader. +There is also an additional menu item in the formatting menu to manually +set up a partition as an EFI boot partition. + +</para><para arch="alpha"> + +If you chose an automatic partitioning for your Alpha system, an +additional, unformatted partition will be allocated at the beginning of +your disk to reserve this space for the aboot boot loader. + +</para><para> + +After selecting a scheme, the next screen will show your new partition +table, including information on whether and how partitions will be +formatted and where they will be mounted. + +</para><para> + +The list of partitions might look like this: + +<!-- TODO: show some flags here (lightning, skull, smiley) --> +<informalexample><screen> + IDE1 master (hda) - 6.4 GB WDC AC36400L + #1 primary 16.4 MB ext2 /boot + #2 primary 551.0 MB swap swap + #3 primary 5.8 GB ntfs + pri/log 8.2 MB FREE SPACE + + IDE1 slave (hdb) - 80.0 GB ST380021A + #1 primary 15.9 MB ext3 + #2 primary 996.0 MB fat16 + #3 primary 3.9 GB xfs /home + #5 logical 6.0 GB ext3 / + #6 logical 1.0 GB ext3 /var + #7 logical 498.8 MB ext3 + #8 logical 551.5 MB swap swap + #9 logical 65.8 GB ext2 +</screen></informalexample> + +This example shows two IDE harddrives divided into several partitions; +the first disk has some free space. Each partition line consists of the +partition number, its type, size, optional flags, file system, and +mountpoint (if any). + +</para><para> + +This concludes the guided partitioning. If you are satisfied with the +generated partition table, you can choose <guimenuitem>Finish +partitioning and write changes to disk</guimenuitem> from the menu to +implement the new partition table (as described at the end of this +section). If you are not happy, you can choose to <guimenuitem>Undo +changes to partitions</guimenuitem>, to run guided partitioning again +or modify the proposed changes as described below for manual partitioning. + +</para><para> + +A similar screen to the one shown just above will be displayed if you +choose manual partitioning except that your existing partition table will +be shown and without the mount points. How to manually setup your partition +table and the usage of partitions by your new Debian system will be covered +in the remainder of this section. + +</para><para> + +If you select a pristine disk which doesn't have neither partitions +nor free space on it, you will be offered to create a new partition +table (this is needed so you can create new partitions). After this +a new line entitled <quote>FREE SPACE</quote> should appear under the +selected disk. + +</para><para> + +If you select some free space, you will be offered to create new +partition. You will have to answer a quick series of questions about +its size, type (primary or logical), and location (beginning or end of +the free space). After this, you will be presented with detailed +overview of your new partition. There are options like mountpoint, +mount options, bootable flag, or way of usage. If you don't like the +preselected defaults, feel free to change them to your liking. E.g. by +selecting the option <guimenuitem>Use as:</guimenuitem>, you can +choose different filesystem for this partition including the +possibility to use the partition for swap, software RAID, LVM, or not +use it at all. Other nice feature is the possibility to copy data from +existing partition onto this one. +When you are satisfied with your new partition, select +<guimenuitem>Done setting up the partition</guimenuitem> and you will be +thrown back to the <command>partman</command>'s main screen. + +</para><para> + +If you decide you want to change something about your partition, +simply select the partition, which will bring you to the partition +configuration menu. Because this is the same screen like when creating +a new partition, you can change the same set of options. One thing +which might not be very obvious at a first glance is that you can +resize the partition by selecting the item displaying the size of the +partition. Filesystems known to work are at least fat16, fat32, ext2, +ext3 and swap. This menu also allows you to delete a partition. + +</para><para> + +Be sure to create at least two partitions: one for the +<emphasis>root</emphasis> filesystem (which must be mounted as +<filename>/</filename>) and one for <emphasis>swap</emphasis>. If you +forget to mount the root filesystem, <command>partman</command> won't +let you continue until you correct this issue. + +</para><para arch="ia64"> + +If you forget to select and format an EFI boot partition +<command>partman</command> will detect this and will not let you continue +until you allocate one. + +</para><para> + +Capabilities of <command>partman</command> can be extended with installer +modules, but are dependent on your system's architecture. So if you can't +see all promised goodies, check if you have loaded all required modules +(e.g. <filename>partman-ext3</filename>, <filename>partman-xfs</filename>, +or <filename>partman-lvm</filename>). + +</para><para> + +After you are satisfied with partitioning, select <guimenuitem>Finish +partitioning and write changes to disk</guimenuitem> from the partitioning +menu. You will be presented with a summary of changes made to the disks +and asked to confirm that the filesystems should be created as requested. + +</para> + </sect3> |