Bug 10001

Solaris partition destroyed by RH6.2Beta install process.

On Intel solaris 2.7 uses type 82 to idenify it's disk partition, The 6.2
version of the install program (custom FTP install from a local machine
containing RH6.2Beta downloaded from sunsite.unc.edu 3/4/2000 @ 23:00 MST)
automatically formatted all linux swap partitions.

My current RH version (6.0) seeks confirmation of which swap partitions to
use thus allowing opportunity to de-select the solaris partition.

While this is likely to affect very few users the consequences are
dramatic. I can appreciate the desire to simplify the installation process
but under normal circumstances would not appreciate having one of my other
operating systems trashed. As it happens no harm was done as I was
rebuilding the machine following H/W upgrades and intended to reinstall
Solaris anyway.

I would suggest at minimum a BIG warning in the manual about this
incompatiability or better still either reinstate the swap selection
screen or selectively query 'large' swap partitions. I ended up with
4480Mb of swap when I was expecting 384Mb.


Thanks Ray Sutton