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Re: [Rule-list] preparing Richard's laptop
From: |
Martin Stricker |
Subject: |
Re: [Rule-list] preparing Richard's laptop |
Date: |
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 23:29:27 +0100 |
Devon wrote:
> On Tuesday 19 March 2002 09:54 am, Richard Kweskin wrote:
>
> > > What about the early swap hack of miniconda-0.7.1? Seems (Richard)
> > > really could use it.
> >
> > 0.7.0, as it was when I downloaded, has this.
>
> See my previous post, I think we are talking about 2 different things.
> The installer asking to turn on swap is normal. The 0.7.1 updates
> allow you to do it manually _before_ the disks are partitioned.
> (provided the partitions already exist.) Another possibility, and I
> have not tried, is you may be able to run fdisk, mke2fs, and mkswap
> from VT2 as soon as the updates are read in.
BTDT, too, fdisk works quite nicely.
> The 0.7.1 fset.py file is a brutal hack, applying a sledgehammer to
> the anaconda error checking.
It's always amazing how useful these sledgehammers are... ;-)) You did
an astounding job on that hack, Devon, as you always do! :-))
Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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- [Rule-list] Forgive me If I'm a little dense., James, 2002/03/18
- [Rule-list] a free dos partition utility, Richard Kweskin, 2002/03/18
- [Rule-list] drvblock.img for laptops?, Richard Kweskin, 2002/03/18
- [Rule-list] nfs install via internet, Richard Kweskin, 2002/03/18
- Re: [Rule-list] preparing Richard's laptop, Richard Kweskin, 2002/03/18
- Re: [Rule-list] preparing Richard's laptop, Devon, 2002/03/20
- Re: [Rule-list] preparing Richard's laptop, Martin Stricker, 2002/03/21