Re: partitioning (/sbin/dbootstrap) in Sid installation

[Patrick Strasser]

Dan Hitt schrieb:
> I've tried partitioning the (virtual) disk in three ways, all of
> which generate problems later in the install:
>
>   I:  750M for Hurd  (63) partition, marked bootable, hda1
>        87M for Swap  (82) partition,                  hda2
>
>  II:  750M for Linux (83) partition, marked bootable, hda1
>        87M for Swap  (82) partition,                  hda2
>
> III:  650M for Hurd  (63) partition, marked bootable, hda1
>       100M for Linux (83) partition,                  hda2
>        87M for Swap  (82) partition,                  hda3
[snip]
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> With #II, after setting up the partition, i go to item #5 on the
> install menu, which is entitled ``Initialize a GNU/Linux Partition'', and
> i get the message:
>
>    You have chosen to initialize /dev/hda1 as a Linux Ext2 filesystem.
>    This will permanently erase any data on this partition.  The root
>    partition must contain a GNU/Hurd filesystem.  Extra partitions can
>    only be mounted after the GNU system is running.  The extra
>    partitions can be re-initialized.  Are you sure you want to do
>    this?
>
> So #II also appears wrong.

No.

There is a partition type 63 reserved for a to-come Hurd filesystem, but 
it is not implemented yet.
The Hurd runs with ext2 as root filesystem ATM, so take partition scheme 
I (or III), and make the Hurd partition type 83 (ext2). Just go ahead 
with your installation then.
(Note for completeness: UFS can also be used as root filesystem, but is 
seldom done so)

Of course you have to initialize the partition first. Initializing a 
partition will erase all data in that space. So step #5 is all right.

If you want wo boot the Hurd and Linux, you should spend an extra 
partition with a few ten MByte for a Grub partition (type ext2).

Patrick
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Patrick Strasser <pstrasser at sbox dot tugraz dot at>
Student of Telematik, Techn. University Graz, Austria