On Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 1:31 AM Robert Arkiletian <rob...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 12:28 AM IL Ka <kazakevichi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > ... > > > > > With full DVD installer in "Advanced Options -> Expert install" after > "Load installer components" you can open the second console (ALT+F2) and > run ``mkfs`` manually with any option you like > > Not sure if it works with netinst. > > > > Thank you, I tested in a VM and I was successful with the netinst cd. > Was able to partition and format manually in a second console after > "Load installer components" but importantly before "Detect disks", > then when one gets to "Partitioning" you have the option to NOT format > the partitions, but one can still set mount points, etc.. which is > what I wanted. > I've encountered this part of the "workflow" before and found it non-intuitive. And I've worked at businesses where it's used as one excuse to choose hardware RAID (Dell PERC say) or md drivers for RAID. Then the folly is revealed :-) and they just go to full virtualisation. At cost. >
