On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 10:08:28AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 02:47:04PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 09:40:51PM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > > Package: partitioner > > > Version: 0.07 > > > Tags: d-i patch > > > > Partitioning on most alphas can only be done with fdisk, not cfdisk, > > > because cfdisk lacks BSD disklabel support (bug #211556). The attached > > > patch is a first try at a script for partitioner to use when we're > > > installing on an alpha. SRM magic patterned after the srm-reader udeb, > > > and has not yet been tested. > > > Would parted also work ? Not as per see, since parted is not really user > > friendly, but when using a (graphical) libparted frontend ? > > Anything that understands BSD disklabels and is assailable by the user > is fine. Today, that means fdisk. When something better becomes > available (I've also filed a wishlist requesting BSD disklabel support > from cfdisk), the script can be changed.
Parted should work also. In i took the disk_bsd.c file as an example when writing the amiga partitioning support in libparted. Could you perhaps test parted 1.6.6 and confirm this to us, as i don't have the hardware for it. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
