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Hard Drive Partition Scheme (view source)
Revision as of 00:57, 25 March 2016
, 00:57, 25 March 2016→How to Partition
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 '''INSTALLATION DESTINATION''' under ''STORAGE''section.
* Verify the correct drive is selected, then choose '''Done'''.
* Ensure '''Partition scheme''' reflects ''Standard Partition''.
# If prompted ''Are you 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 the message ''You haven't created any mount points for your Amahi 7.1 installation yet''.* First we need to make the swap''Swap''. Click on the plus (+) and a window will appear:
# Choose '''Mount Point''' of ''Swap''.
# Enter '''Desired Capacity''' based on the chart below.
# Select '''Add 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.
::{|class="wikitable"
!System RAM
|4GB of swap space
|}
* 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) partition. Click on the plus (+) and a window will appear:
# Choose '''Mount Point''' of ''/''.
# Enter '''Desired Capacity''' of ALL the amount of remaining disk space (note the 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.
= Example =
For a system with 1GB RAM and 10GB hard drive, the following settings would apply for '''Desired capacity''':
* Swap = 2GB
* /boot = 500MB
* / = 7.73GB
Reference: [http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/20/html/Installation_Guide/s2-diskpartrecommend-x86.html Fedora Recommended Partitioning Scheme]
