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diff --git a/it/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml b/it/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..70bcb8b78 --- /dev/null +++ b/it/preparing/non-debian-partitioning.xml @@ -0,0 +1,199 @@ +<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> +<!-- original version: 28997 untranslated --> + + + <sect1 id="non-debian-partitioning"> + <title>Pre-Partitioning for Multi-Boot Systems</title> +<para> + +Partitioning your disk simply refers to the act of breaking up your +disk into sections. Each section is then independent of the others. +It's roughly equivalent to putting up walls inside a house; if you add +furniture to one room it doesn't affect any other room. + +</para><para arch="s390"> + +Whenever this section talks about <quote>disks</quote> you should translate +this into a DASD or VM minidisk in the &arch-title; world. Also a machine +means an LPAR or VM guest in this case. + +</para><para> + +If you already have an operating system on your system + +<phrase arch="i386"> +(Windows 9x, Windows NT/2000/XP, OS/2, MacOS, Solaris, FreeBSD, …) +</phrase> + +<phrase arch="alpha"> +(Tru64 (Digital UNIX), OpenVMS, Windows NT, FreeBSD, …) +</phrase> + +<phrase arch="s390"> +(VM, z/OS, OS/390, …) +</phrase> + +<phrase arch="m68k"> +(Amiga OS, Atari TOS, Mac OS, …) +</phrase> + +and want to stick Linux on the same disk, you will need to repartition +the disk. Debian requires its own hard disk partitions. It cannot be +installed on Windows or MacOS partitions. It may be able to share some +partitions with other Linux systems, but that's not covered here. At +the very least you will need a dedicated partition for the Debian +root. + +</para><para> + +You can find information about your current partition setup by using +a partitioning tool for your current operating system<phrase +arch="i386">, such as fdisk or PartitionMagic</phrase><phrase +arch="powerpc">, such as Drive Setup, HD Toolkit, or MacTools</phrase><phrase +arch="m68k">, such as HD SC Setup, HDToolBox, or SCSITool</phrase><phrase +arch="s390">, such as the VM diskmap</phrase>. Partitioning tools always +provide a way to show existing partitions without making changes. + +</para><para> + +In general, changing a partition with a file system already on +it will destroy any information there. Thus you should always make +backups before doing any repartitioning. Using the analogy of the +house, you would probably want to move all the furniture out of the +way before moving a wall or you risk destroying it. + +</para><para arch="hppa" condition="FIXME"> + +<emphasis>FIXME: write about HP-UX disks?</emphasis> + +</para><para> + +If your computer has more than one hard disk, you may want to dedicate +one of the hard disks completely to Debian. If so, you don't need to +partition that disk before booting the installation system; the +installer's included partitioning program can handle the job nicely. + +</para><para> + +If your machine has only one hard disk, and you would like to +completely replace the current operating system with &debian;, +you also can wait to partition as part of the installation process +(<xref linkend="partman"/>), after you have booted the +installation system. However this only works if you plan to boot the +installer system from tapes, CD-ROM or files on a connected machine. +Consider: if you boot from files placed on the hard disk, and then +partition that same hard disk within the installation system, thus +erasing the boot files, you'd better hope the installation is +successful the first time around. At the least in this case, you +should have some alternate means of reviving your machine like the +original system's installation tapes or CDs. + +</para><para> + +If your machine already has multiple partitions, and enough space can +be provided by deleting and replacing one or more of them, then you +too can wait and use the Debian installer's partitioning program. You +should still read through the material below, because there may be +special circumstances like the order of the existing partitions within +the partition map, that force you to partition before installing +anyway. + +</para><para arch="i386"> + +If your machine has a FAT or NTFS filesystem, as used by DOS and Windows, +you can wait and use Debian installer's partitioning program to +resize the filesystem. + +</para><para> + +If none of the above apply, you'll need to partition your hard disk before +starting the installation to create partition-able space for +Debian. If some of the partitions will be owned by other operating +systems, you should create those partitions using native operating +system partitioning programs. We recommend that you do +<emphasis>not</emphasis> attempt to create partitions for &debian; +using another operating system's tools. Instead, you should just +create the native operating system's partitions you will want to +retain. + +</para><para> + +If you are going to install more than one operating system on the same +machine, you should install all other system(s) before proceeding with +Linux installation. Windows and other OS installations may destroy +your ability to start Linux, or encourage you to reformat non-native +partitions. + +</para><para> + +You can recover from these actions or avoid them, but installing +the native system first saves you trouble. + +</para><para arch="powerpc"> + +In order for OpenFirmware to automatically boot &debian; the Linux +partitions should appear before all other partitions on the disk, +especially MacOS boot partitions. This should be kept in mind when +pre-partitioning; you should create a Linux placeholder partition to +come <emphasis>before</emphasis> the other bootable partitions on the +disk. (The small partitions dedicated to Apple disk drivers are not +bootable.) You can delete the placeholder with the Linux partition +tools later during the actual install, and replace it with Linux +partitions. + +</para><para> + +If you currently have one hard disk with one partition (a common setup +for desktop computers), and you want to multi-boot the native +operating system and Debian, you will need to: + + <orderedlist> +<listitem><para> + +Back up everything on the computer. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Boot from the native operating system installer media such as CD-ROM +or tapes. + +<phrase arch="powerpc">When booting from a MacOS CD, hold the +<keycap>c</keycap> key while +booting to force the CD to become the active MacOS system.</phrase> + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Use the native partitioning tools to create native system +partition(s). Leave either a place holder partition or free space for +&debian;. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Install the native operating system on its new partition. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Boot back into the native system to verify everything's OK, + and to download the Debian installer boot files. + +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para> + +Boot the Debian installer to continue installing Debian. + +</para></listitem> +</orderedlist> + +</para> + +&nondeb-part-alpha.xml; +&nondeb-part-i386.xml; +&nondeb-part-m68k.xml; +&nondeb-part-sparc.xml; +&nondeb-part-powerpc.xml; + + </sect1> |