Manual Partitioning with YaST2

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.0

Situation

You want to perform a manual partition during a SuSE Linux installation with YaST2 because, e.g., you are not completely satisfied with the suggested partitioning.

Procedure

You usually need three partitions for a running SuSE Linux installation. In the following lines, three partitions with typical values will be created. Additional partitions can be created by using the same procedure or a different one. However, you should bear in mind that the advanced partitioning might exceed the scope of the free installation support.

First open the dialog relevant to manual partitioning:

  1. Change to "Installation Settings" and click on "Partitioning".
  2. Select "discard" in the new dialog.
  3. Select the item "Custom partitioning -- for experts" in the mask "Preparing Hard Disk".

The expert mode enables you to remove unnecessary partitions, resize FAT partitions, create the necessary partitions, and much more. This article deals with the creation of three Linux partitions only.

Tip: At this point, only the configuration is made. Partitioning as such will be performed when the installation is started.

The necessary steps to create partitions are the following:

  1. Click on "Create".
  2. If you are given the choice to create an extended partition, select it. Otherwise, skip to step 5.
  3. Confirm the default values for the start and end cylinders of the partition with "OK".
  4. Click again on "Create".
  5. If you can choose between a primary and a logical partition, select "Logical partition". This also applies for all the partitions that are going to be created. If you are not offered this choice, continue with the next step.
  6. Select "Ext2" as file system and enter "/boot" as mount point. Change the default value for the end cylinder to "+25M" and confirm this input with "OK".
  7. Click again on "Create".
  8. Select "Swap" as file system, change the default value for the end cylinder to "+256M", and confirm this input with "OK".
  9. Click on "Create" for the last time.
  10. Leave the default settings unchanged ("ReiserFS" as file system and "/" as mount point) and confirm with "OK".
  11. Hereby you have set all the necessary partitions for SuSE Linux. Now use "Next" to switch back to the menu "Installation Settings".

You can view again your manual settings for the partitions under "Partitioning".

If you agree with all settings, click on Accept". Before starting with the installation and the real partitioning, you have to answer a confirmation question for the last time.

We wish you a lot of success for the installation!


See also:
o Partitioning for SuSE Linux

Keywords: PARTITION, MANUALLY, MANUAL, YAST2, HARD DISK, INSTALL

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