On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 09:59:18PM +0400, Pavel Fedin wrote:
> Hello, Milan.
>
> 22 июля 2013 г., 5:23:34, you wrote:
>
>
> > User did not let installer to create default partition layout but
> > manually created incorrect one, or installed on a previously created
> > partitions and used ext4 and ext3 file-systems.
>
> Yes, exactly. Actually i agree, there's little to blame in Installer.
> Only one small thing - nobody told me that my layout (previously
> worked) became incorrect. Perhaps Installer should warn about it ?
> Or, we can consider one more corner case. What if i install the whole
> OS to a single EXT2 partition ? Yes, again, i agree, you may ask "Why,
> EXT2 is outdated and there's cool new EXT4". I have already said -
> this is corner case.
Maybe the installer could warn about a likely broken partition
layout after you choose manual layout. It doesn't seem right
that if you want to customise layout at all you must remember
any machine-specific constraints.
Also, this constraint is not documented in the installation manual.
Ben.
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