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diff --git a/da/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml b/da/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml deleted file mode 100644 index e7e472eb8..000000000 --- a/da/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,193 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 21579 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> - -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 GB ext3 - #8 logical 551.5 GB 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 partioning except that your existing partition table will -be shown and without the mount points. How to manually set up 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 (begining 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>Finished with 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> |