On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 04:29:02PM +0100, Dave Mitchell wrote: > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 03:38:06PM +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:39:23AM +0100, Dave Mitchell wrote: > > > > > > I expect an option within anaconda that will *inspect* the existing > > > partitioning layout of a device, and present that to me as the new > > > default. Anaconda has the ability to examine the vg_pigeon device, and > > > see that there are 3 partitions on it, last mounted as /, /home and swap. > > Doesn't Rick's response say you get that option when you choose "Replace > > Existing Linux System(s)"? I do not have an optical drive, so I can't > > really boot and check. Or could it be that Anaconda has problems > > because your LVM is encrypted? > > Just to be absolutely clear: on both the original system, and on a second > system (to confirm), I have very carefully gone through every partitioning > option, and checked that *none* of them recognise the existing partitions > in the encrypted volume. But note also that just before reaching that stage, > anaconda prompts me for the password for sda2, so in principle it has the > information needed to retrieve that partitioning data. > Do you have an unencrypted volume around? This could be a bug; as far as I recall Anaconda used to have trouble with encrypted volumes sometime in the past. This could just be a regression. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
