On 2011/10/17 08:02 (GMT-0700) Adam Williamson composed: > nodata wrote: >> "/ must be on a partition or LV that will be formatted. Reusing an >> existing / is not allowed." > I don't know, as I can't read your mind from here. But what it means is > that when you're doing a fresh install you have to format the / > partition. Not doing so has always been a very bad idea and unlikely to > work very well, but anaconda hasn't actively prevented you from doing it > before. I always partition and format prior to beginning any Linux distro installation. "Formatting" for this purpose includes formatting as many as multiples of months or years prior, and simply deleting system directory trees, like bin, sys, usr, etc, and preserving the partition's filesystem type, compatible inode size, UUID, fsck age and device label for compatibility with the other installed systems on the machine. It also includes leaving selected config and data files behind so that they are maximally handy for customizing the initial installation on first boot. If the quote above means I can't do this any more, it means I'm done with any not already installed Fedora releases. :-( -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
