Autoyast creates small Partitions

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#1

Hello everyone.

I am trying to install a SLES 10 with SP1 automatically by using an autoyast configuration file. I read the file from a floppy drive while installing SLES from DVD.

Unfortunately autoyast fails to create the partitions the way I want it. In order to test autoyast, I created a VM with an 8.0 GB hard drive. I configured autoyast to create 4 partitions, each 2000 MB in size. (/, /home, swap and an empty space for drbd)

When installing SLES with the autoyast file it creates the 4 partitions with 7.8 MB each!
Please find my autoinstall configuration file, maybe you can point out my error.

Thanks and Greetings
Marcus

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE profile>
<profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">
  <partitioning config:type="list">
    <drive>
      <initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
      <partitions config:type="list">
        <partition>
          <crypt>twofish256</crypt>
          <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext2</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          <mount>/</mount>
          <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
          <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr>
          <partition_type>primary</partition_type>
          <resize config:type="boolean">false</resize>
          <size>2000</size>
        </partition>
        <partition>
          <crypt>twofish256</crypt>
          <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext2</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          <mount>/home</mount>
          <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
          <partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr>
          <partition_type>primary</partition_type>
          <resize config:type="boolean">false</resize>
          <size>2000</size>
        </partition>
        <partition>
          <crypt>twofish256</crypt>
          <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
          <mount>swap</mount>
          <partition_id config:type="integer">130</partition_id>
          <partition_nr config:type="integer">3</partition_nr>
          <partition_type>primary</partition_type>
          <resize config:type="boolean">false</resize>
          <size>2000</size>
        </partition>
        <partition>
          <crypt>twofish256</crypt>
          <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
          <filesystem config:type="symbol">unknown</filesystem>
          <format config:type="boolean">false</format>
          <mount></mount>
          <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
          <partition_nr config:type="integer">4</partition_nr>
          <partition_type>primary</partition_type>
          <resize config:type="boolean">false</resize>
          <size>2000</size>
        </partition>
      </partitions>
      <use>all</use>
    </drive>
  </partitioning>
</profile>
#2

Ah okay, I got it myself.
I entered 2000 for the size, which seems to be for linux the command to use the cylinders 0 to 2000. Since the 8.0 GB hard drive only has around 1050 cylinders or so, my input was faulty. Thus the autoyast installation allocated one cylinder per partition: 7.8 MB.

Instead of entering 2000 for the size value, I used 2000M which the autoyast installation interpreted correctly as 2000 MB, respectively 1.9 GB.

In order to use the thread for further questions:
Is it possible to create a personalized installation disc, containing the autoyast configuration file and customized installation packets? If so, could anyone give me a hint?