Pre-Install Partitioning in openSUSE 11.2 Example
I have prepared a number of snapshots of Partitioning. Please remember the Partition Sizes are small and are just meant to be an example. This was done in virtual box.
You start with one partition (sda1) in a windows format. It could represent any windows install. All the free space is what we are working on. To create one extended partition using all the free space. Then create Logical Partitions inside it.
Check the slideshow and the video. It’s just meant to give you an idea and does not represent a complete guide.
Go here to view the files and download the video which is zipped:
Partitioning - Windows Live
Live Slide Show:
Partitioning - Windows Live
Installation Videos
I have done 2 videos. Both were performed in Virtual Box to a Unpartitioned drive. Please note that the /home partition would traditionally be much larger than (root) /
I would typically have ~2GB swap
/ (20GB)
/home (100GB) or more or less
- Video One is a Default install. I let the installer decide everything, I used lazy password settings. The aim of this is just to let you see it run it’s course.
- Video Two I used Custom Partitioning and used a more typical and secure login setup.
Download Video One (Default)
http://m2m0lw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pd-J6y3OTch0NtXBhRJFeyaRysSO-a89hrdjd4ZcU2ZWZrE7eKowflMEalsgd5EGcfEw1DTVJqO8TkTEj9HSEF-N8ZtqN0QV-/Default%20Install.mpeg.rar?download
Download Video Two (Custom)
http://m2m0lw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGs6F5aVYNc8JGG9RlWkQFtOf9snIwo5TJXv99ePRrdUUH4FN1Te7drfPExPOeQEuqeKL5JLqyQ3_ezKBd9Yh2qAoGPUJHeJR/Custom%20Install.mpeg.rar?download
In both cases, when the main part of the install ends, this is how it will look:
http://m2m0lw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pGzIR1oRJRMggMZRZQ3yMPjW8hBxbSpyPJrPlytzk-afNwtLZjerc9fF6aMFXhdqxdkv1aF2zGA6xVj7hpBQ4ZgVEweQn-V7Q/end.of.install.mpg.rar?download
This is classed as a reboot, but actually it doesn’t reboot fully to the Grub menu, but it starts the initial system configuration. If you had automatic config ON during the install setup, there will be little to do here.
When this finishes you are taken to the desktop or the login to it.
It’s following this, when some users reboot proper that they find Grub is broken. But that’s another subject.