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Title: Install to /dev/sda2 ?
Post by: Jerzabek on January 29, 2008, 01:40:34 PM

Hi,

i want to try LinuxMCE, but have a problem with installation. I have my Ubuntu on /dev/sda and need to install LinuxMCE to /dev/sda2 which ist my partition for experiments. :) I trying install from dvd and the installer show me just 1 disk (thats ok, but i need specify partion)..

Title: Re: Install to /dev/sda2 ?
Post by: totallymaxed on January 29, 2008, 02:30:58 PM

Quote from: Jerzabek on January 29, 2008, 01:40:34 PM
Hi,

i want to try LinuxMCE, but have a problem with installation. I have my Ubuntu on /dev/sda and need to install LinuxMCE to /dev/sda2 which ist my partition for experiments. :) I trying install from dvd and the installer show me just 1 disk (thts ok, but i nedd specify partion)..

Hi,

Currently the DVD installer can only install to a physical drive... and will overwrite all data on that drive. To do what you require you need to download the CD installer iso's... but the downside is that the installation process is very long indeed from the CD's!

Andrew

Title: Re: Install to /dev/sda2 ?
Post by: Jerzabek on January 29, 2008, 02:43:35 PM

I was affraid of that, thank you very much. Is it bug or future of DVD installation..? :)

Title: Re: Install to /dev/sda2 ?
Post by: colinjones on January 30, 2008, 01:44:32 AM

Its a feature that trains people to RTFM ;)

Title: Re: Install to /dev/sda2 ?
Post by: Jerzabek on January 30, 2008, 08:36:16 AM

Quote from: colinjones on January 30, 2008, 01:44:32 AM
Its a feature that trains people to RTFM ;)

I like to read manuals, but i found this very unlogical.. :P

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