Needing a simple way to create a custom disk layout for F18/Alpha/TCx

[Joachim Backes]

On 08/27/2012 02:31 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 01:30:53PM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
>> Hi Scott,
>>
>> On 08/27/2012 12:56 PM, Scott Robbins wrote:
>>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:53:57AM +0200, Joachim Backes wrote:
>>>> Hi F18 testers,
>>>>
>>>> I don't know whether this has already been asked (and answered): Is
>>>> there a simple method to set an own disk layout for a F18 test install?
>>>
>>> When I clicked on review partitioning layout, I was given an option to
>>> click a plus sign and add partitions.  I've only worked with a VM
>>
>> Me too, in VirtualBox!
>>
>> My problem: I don't see any button for reviewing the partition layout!
>> There is only a line at the bottom of the disk selection window:
>> "1 disk selected; <size> Gb capacity; <size> Gb free...",
>> and if I click on this line, I get a popup window describing the
>> selected disk, and allowing me to press two buttons: "remove" and
>> "close". How to perform the partitioning review?
> 
> I saw something similar, but after I add space, I'm back to the original
> picture, where I see what I have and can then click a minus to remove the
> partition.

Hi Scott,

nothing (such as you described) is viewable on my install screen: I
can't remove or add any partition, so I'm constrained to accept the disk
as it is, that means, I must live with the installer's partitioning. I
hope the final Alpha or Beta are a little bit more
accommodative.

Kind regards and thanks for your help

Joachim Backes

> Usually when I have the dialog box to create and give a mount
> point, I can see how much free space is remaining.  On a couple of tests
> that I did right now,  at times, rather than seeing that, it was blacked
> out, but I suspect that is just a VirtualBox thing.  And when I did add the
> new mount point and space, once again, I was back at the screen showing
> free space, and was able to delete the mount I just created.  
> 
> So, for me, it seems to be working.
> 
> 


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