Hi all,
I just wanted to share that I had no luck installing 12.1 on two SATA drives, set in the BIOS as IDE, using LVM. The partitioner simply wouldn’t see/allow the second drive to be used.
My work-around: use the partitioner from the live session, create my lvm setup and exit. Re-boot straight into “installation” and then it’s possible to assign groups.
Maybe this will help someone else.
I had a similar experience installing in an encrypted LVM (it was with opensuse 11.4). The installer made its own choice of how to size and setup the LVM, and there was no way that I could change it to what I wanted.
I did the same - boot a live session, used the Yast partitioner to setup the encrypted LVM as desired, and then with another install attempt, I was able to use what I had setup.
On 07/26/2012 05:16 AM, nrickert wrote:
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> I did the same - boot a live session, used the Yast partitioner to
> setup the encrypted LVM as desired, and then with another install
> attempt, I was able to use what I had setup.
either of you search for or log the (apparent) bug that prevents the
installer’s partitioner from doing the same task?
is this the same bug as discussed here:
http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php?t=476983
if it is, instead of only discovering a work-around and solving a local
‘problem’ take the next step and solve it for all users, via bugzilla,
please… http://tinyurl.com/nzhq7j
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dd
I really can’t tell if it is the same bug, though I doubt it.
I don’t actually see the problem as a bug at all. Once the LVM already exists, I have no problem using it in an install. It is just that I have to go into expert mode in the partitioning portion of install. The problem for creating an LVM, is that there doesn’t seem to be a way to do that in expert mode. It is more of a limitation, than a bug.
I’m guessing, but the problem for the other user (in the thread you cited), might be related to the use of RAID. As I have no personal experience with RAID, I am unable to judge what the problem is.
Let me put this is perspective. I have recently experimented with some other distros (Arch, fedora, mint). Opensuse has the best and most flexible installer among what I have tried.
I agree. I don’t really think it’s a bug persé, but a limitation. If one is a reasonably seasoned Linux user and used to partitioning, this doesn’t really present a problem.
I personally think that ALL 'nix graphical installers should start with a short overview/slide show, explaining the “tree” in a normal 'nix setup. (Of course this can be turned off as well and simply proceed…) This slide show could include a / and swap partition only, to more complex structures. Then, let the user decide which option they prefer, check the box and the next step would be for the installer to search for available drives and/or existing installations. Next, suggest options such as, use all drives, leave installation xx alone and install side by side, etc. Again, let the user check off a box, and the installer will create partitions and format.
But I digress…