Bug 7789

Summary:	Cannot run fdisk during install
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Johan Walles <johan.walles>
Component:	installer	Assignee:	Matt Wilson <msw>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	6.1	Keywords:	FutureFeature
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Description Johan Walles 1999-12-13 15:35:34 UTC

I have seen this bug reported a couple of times, but closed with the reply
that fdisk is available from expert mode.  However, expert mode requires a
driver disk, which I don't have.  So, I had to CTRL-ALT-F1, mknod hdc, and
fdisk hdc to get it running.  I would find it a lot nicer if you could put
an fdisk option somewhere around the partitioning part and label it "fdisk:
experts only" or something similar.  Otherwise, the new GUI installer is
awesome!

Comment 1 Riley H Williams 1999-12-14 14:08:59 UTC

Are you sure that expert mode needs a driver disk? I just select the "Cancel"
button and step straight through that without one...

Comment 2 Johan Walles 1999-12-14 14:17:59 UTC

Err... no, I'm not sure...  It sounds so obvious when you point it out, but I
never thought of just hitting cancel.  But if hitting cancel is enough to get
past that screen, and the rest of the install proceeds just as it does in
non-expert mode (I have no idea whether it does), maybe the text on the "cancel"
button should read "Continue without driver disk" or something similar.
"Cancel" tells me that I can either insert the disk and proceed, or cancel the
install if I don't have a driver disk.

Comment 3 Jay Turner 2000-02-09 21:26:59 UTC

This issue has been put on a list for future features.

Comment 4 Michael Fulbright 2000-04-14 16:14:59 UTC

fdisk is available as an option in 6.2.

Comment 5 Jay Turner 2000-04-17 16:41:59 UTC

The problem here is that it should be more obvious how to get out of the Driver
Disk screen if the user does not have a driver disk.

Comment 6 Michael Fulbright 2000-04-24 19:19:59 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 6476 ***