> > > >Here is my current desired partition table: > > > >-- cut -- > > > > bootloader --location=mbr > > part / --fstype=ext3 --onpart=hda1 --size=500 > > part swap --fstype=swap --onpart=hda2 --noformat --recommended > > part /var --fstype=ext3 --ondisk=hda3 --size=1000 > > part /usr --fstype=ext3 --ondisk=hda4 --size=1000 --grow > > Not sure you can interchange onpart and ondisk like that... > It turns I was over-thinking the problem, and this worked: -- cut -- zerombr yes clearpart --all part / --fstype ext3 --size 500 part swap --recommended part /var --fstype ext3 --size 1000 part /usr --fstype ext3 --size 1000 --grow -- cut -- Klaus