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Hard Drive Partition Scheme (view source)
Revision as of 00:57, 25 March 2016
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heading =WARNING|
message = Recommend you disable/unplug ALL hard disks you do not want to put the system on to make it easier to partition. Data loss can result if you accidentally get confused about what disks are which or you make an error.}}
The Amahi team makes the following recommendations when partitioning drives in Amahi 7or greater:
* Skip using [https://www.amahi.org/faq/does-amahi-support-lvm Logical Volume Management (LVM)], which creates added complexity for inexperienced users, in particular if there are disk failures.
= How to Partition=
At the partitioning point of the Fedora installer in the Amahi Express 7 CD install (or the [[Amahi 7 full DVD]] install), you do this:* Select '''Create Custom LayoutINSTALLATION DESTINATION''' under ''STORAGE'' and click section.* Verify the correct drive is selected, then choose '''NextDone'''.* Next delete Ensure '''Partition scheme''' reflects ''lv-rootStandard Partition'', .* Choose ''lv-swapI want to review/modify my disk partitions before continuing'', and select '''vg_xxxxxxxContinue'' by selecting one at a time and clicking '.* When prompted with '''deleteINSTALLATION OPTIONS''' (, select ''xxxxxxCustom partitioning'' is different on every machine).* Now delete Choose each partition and select the '''ALLminus''' (-) to remove them individually until all the partitions under hard driveshave been removed. Now # If prompted ''Are you will sure you want to delete all the data on...'', choose '''Delete it'''# Ensure ''Delete all other filesystems in the Unknown root as well'' is selected.* You should now see free space as the size of the drivemessage ''You haven't created any mount points for your installation yet''.* First we need to make the swap''Swap''. Click on the free space plus (+) and click a window will appear:# Choose '''Mount Point'''of 'Create'Swap'':.# On the menu select Enter '''standard partitionDesired Capacity'''based on the chart below. # Go to file system type and click Select '''SwapAdd mount point'''. # ::'''NOTE:''' The recommended size of a swap partition depending on the amount of RAM in your system. For example, if you have 1GB of ram and plenty of HDD space, make it 2GB Fixed size and select OK.
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!System RAM
|4GB of swap space
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* Next is ''/boot''. Click on the plus (+) and a window will appear:
# Choose '''Mount Point''' of ''/boot''.
# Enter '''Desired Capacity''' of ''500MB''.
# Select '''Add mount point'''.
* The last one is the ''/'' (root). Click on the plus (+) and a window will appear:
# Choose '''Mount Point''' of ''/''.
# Enter '''Desired Capacity''' of the amount of remaining disk space (this is displayed at the bottom of the installer window)
# Select '''Add mount point'''.
* Review the partition scheme and if it looks ok, choose '''Done''' and select '''Accept changes'''.
You can now continue with the install as normal.
Reference: [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Installation_Guide/s2-diskpartrecommend-x86.html Fedora Recommended Partitioning Scheme]
