On Nov 8, 2011 5:44 PM, "Tom Horsley" <horsley1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 17:36:35 -0700 > Pete Travis wrote: > > > I use and appreciate this feature. Its comforting to know that the > > installer won't mess with disks I tell it not to, and some have mounting > > requirements I don't want to address until after the install. > > I have disks I don't want the installer to mess with as well, > but I just don't pick partitions on those disks and tell it > to format them (on the screen I get to later). > > I can't imagine how the information available on that first > screen allows anyone to select the disks they actually want. > It seems to be a complete waste of time and addition of confusion > for no benefit. > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
If you wanted to be *absolutely sure* that anaconda didn't destroy or overwrite the wrong partitions, you would want those partitions completely excluded from the tool that modifies them. If you wanted to be *absolutely sure* of what data is kept on a drive, you would be keeping track of model and serial numbers. You might be able to recognize a Debian install based on the partitioning convention you used, but this is not a failsafe or scalable method. This screen is simply a feature you don't take advantage of. I don't think that's a problem. The devil's advocate, Pete
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