> Then I don't know, either. But I think that when choosing the alternate > installer (which is more advanced than the graphical one) you should know > you're using an "expert" tool.. > I'm attaching a few screenshot I found on GI of what the installer does Hello, Let me elaborate a little bit on what happened. I had a computer with one ext2 /boot partition and one huge dm-crypt volume, inside which I had three logical volumes: root, swap and home. My intend was to install Ubuntu Natty on root, without touching home. LVM and dm-crypt can only be configured using the alternate Installer, so I downloaded the daily version of Ubuntu Natty Alternate Installer and hoped for the best. When I got to the menu asking me to create partitions / file systems, Ubuntu did not automatically activate the existing dm-crypt volume. In fact, it didn't even show that the partition was of type "crypto". IIRC, the partition was just shown to be unknown. Trying to activate the dm-crypt volume, the only option I could find was "configure encrypted volumes" [1]. Later I found out that it only allows to create a new volume, but not activate an existing one. I understand that the alternate installer is supposed to be for experts, but I still think that: 1) Ubuntu failed to detect the existing dm-crypt volume, thus confusing the user. 2) The installer did not provide an easy-to-find command for activating the dm-crypt volume. 3) Airbags have been turned off, without the user's knowledge. Please comment and tell me if I am wrong. Cheers, Cristi. [1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=ubuntu_raid_06.png _______________________________________________ dm-crypt mailing list dm-crypt@xxxxxxxx http://www.saout.de/mailman/listinfo/dm-crypt
