Hi, how can I preserve dos partitions using fai disk_config? Here an example of a server to be installed (partitions 1 +2 should be preserved):
server1:~# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 499.5 GB, 499558383616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60734 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x00000080 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 9 72261 de Dell Utility /dev/sda2 10 271 2104515 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/sda3 272 393 979965 83 Linux /dev/sda4 394 60734 484689082+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 394 1609 9767488+ 83 Linux /dev/sda6 1610 2825 9767488+ 83 Linux /dev/sda7 2826 4041 9767488+ 83 Linux /dev/sda8 4042 5257 9767488+ 83 Linux /dev/sda9 5258 11336 48829536 83 Linux /dev/sda10 11337 53888 341798908+ 83 Linux /dev/sda11 53889 58751 39062016 83 Linux /dev/sda12 58752 60734 15928416 82 Linux swap / Solaris This is my configuration file: disk_config disk1 preserve_reinstall:1,2 primary /dos 70-80 fat32 ??? primary /dos2 210-220 fat32 ??? primary /boot 500 ext3 rw logical / 15G-16G ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro createopts="-m 5" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" logical /work 10G-11G ext3 rw createopts="-m 0" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" logical /usr 10G-11G ext3 rw createopts="-m 0" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" logical /var 10G-11G ext3 rw createopts="-m 0" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" logical /opt 50-60G ext3 rw createopts="-m 0" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" logical /data 300000- ext3 rw createopts="-m 0" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" logical /tmp 40-50G ext3 rw createopts="-m 0" tuneopts="-c 0 -i 0" logical swap 4G swap sw -- Thanks in advance Birgit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hochschulrechenzentrum der Justus-Liebig-Universitaet Heinrich-Buff-Ring 44 D-35392 Giessen, Germany email: birgit.katt...@hrz.uni-giessen.de phone: +49 641 99 13022 (+49 641 99 13001) fax: +49 641 99 19844