> On Thu, Sep 02, 1999 at 03:48:24PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > I ran into a similar problem with RedHat before... I had all the RedHat
> > files installed on an unpartitioned disk (/dev/sdb), and the RH
> > installer wouldn't let me install from those files! There should be a
> > way to escape from the selection menu and type in a device path or
> > device number at least...
>
> Hmm... on an _unpartitioned_ disk? I've never even thought about
> doing that... Why not just a disk with one big partition?
>
> I'm having a hard time finding a situation where I would need to
> install this way... :)
I've got a few unpartitioned MO disks; they got that way when IBM's MO
support was in development, and the Fujitsu driver goes for the
superfloppy format (no partitions).
I think unpartitioned is a perfectly reasonable way to go with removable
media; I see no point to partitioning 100 Mb Zip disks. I only partition
my 640 Mbyte disks for fear something will break if I don't.
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