Re: BDI-install will erase all data on all drives-any way to prevent this ?

["Ian Wright" <Ian-at-iw63.freeserve.co.uk>]

Hi Max,

Choose the 'custom' install method when it asks what type of install you
want to do. This will let you decide what partition(s) to use and whether or
not you what to format them. As a minimum you need a swap and a / partition.
You will also get the option to either install Lilo or not and what
operating systems it should offer as boot options.

Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield  UK
www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Heise" <mahe-at-bandstahlschnitte.de>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <emc-at-nist.gov>
Sent: 14 May 2001 10:32
Subject: BDI-install will erase all data on all drives-any way to prevent
this ?


>
> Hello list,
>
> I have a v2.04 BDI CD-R in front of me. There is a warning saying "this
> install will erase all data on all drives", I have a new and fast computer
> where I want to install the BDI distribution, but it should not be
entirely
> BDI/EMC dedicated.
> So will this really erase all data on all drives or is there a way to make
this
> coexist with other Linux installs on the same computer ?
> I have a separate /boot and some space (~3GB) for a ext2 fs on /dev/hdc
left,
> this is where I want to install BDI.
>
> Although I do make backups I really want to avoid the "ups, spend half a
day
> restoring from backups surprise" that I might get from trying the BDI
install
> without this question answered.
>
> Regards
> Max
>
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> Max Heise <max.heise-at-gmx.net>
> Student Mechatronik/Automatisierungstechnik
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