On Thu, 2009-12-31 at 00:49 -0800, Garrick Sitongia wrote:
I just installed Fedora for the first time on my Windows/Linux dual boot system. The Fedora installer gave me the option of installing over the present linux installation on the disk, an old Mandriva version. I assumed this meant the operating system partition. There were 2 other unrelated ext3 partitions for photo archives and e-mail backup. After booting into Fedora I discovered that the Fedora installer wiped every linux partition without confirmation or consent. I have installed other versions of Linux and I have always been given a choice. Your installer should indicate that ALL linux type file systems will be wiped, in addition to the operating system file system.
Garrick
In the installation process after you say you want to install Fedora there is an option to manually configure the partitions.(manually is not in the option but that is the idea) A GUI opens which allows you to decide to format or not to format the partition and to decide where it will be mounted. -- ======================================================================= Laughing at you is like drop-kicking a wounded humming bird. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@sbcglobal.net