Hi, Am 27. Februar 2025 12:58:46 MEZ schrieb Ralf Bergs <ralf+deb...@bergs.biz>: >On 2025-02-25 15:37, Pascal Hambourg wrote: >> On 25/02/2025 at 14:40, Ralf Bergs wrote: >>> I wanted to repartition (delete all existing partitions) my drive in >>> d-i in "rescue mode". >>> >>> Unfortunately, d-i insisted that a root FS exists. >>> >>> It would be helpful if this warning could be skipped, confirming "I >>> want to do it anyway". >> >> Rescue mode is not intended for using partman, d-i's partitioning interface. >> Instead it displays a screen where you can select which partition to mount >> and fix. >Yes, I understand this. But does it not still make sense that some users want >to use it for more low-level tasks, like I did when I just wanted to >repartition the drive?
I don't think, such changing is likely to happen. To perform such actions, you should use the normal installer mode. >> If you just need to do simple partitioning such as deleting existing >> partitions, you can start a shell and use fdisk or parted. >> >> In partman, "finish partitioning and write changes to disk" does not only >> create and format partitions (commit.d): it also checks if the setup is >> valid (check.d), mounts filesystems on selected mount points and writes some >> files such as /etc/fstab (finish.d). So check.d and finish.d would need to >> be skipped in rescue mode. >Ok, *this* I was not aware of. So "partman" is not a generic "partition >manager" (as I was assuming), but it is something with additional >functionality included, *specifically* written "for" or "to support" d-i? Yes, it's a specific module of debian-installer. >> However a trick is to enter "Configure software RAID" (or LVM or encrypted >> volumes) instead; this will prompt to write pending changes on disk. >Thanks. Now that you say it, I actually remember this behavior, but it's not >obvious, especially for users like me who use d-i every couple of years only. > >What about an explicit menu item "commit pending changes to disk"? Or would >that somehow disrupt the UX? See above. Holger -- Sent from /e/ OS on Fairphone3
