http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3650
Product: Installation
Component: Installation
Summary: cannot use newly created FAT32 partition for loopback
("use for loopback" missing)
Version: 1.809
Platform: PC
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: minor
Priority: P2
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Steps to reproduce:
0. Make sure there is free space on your disk for creating a primary FAT32
partition.
1. Start the installer.
2. Proceed through the screens, and choose custom disk partitioning.
3. If you skipped step 0, delete a primary partition now, or do something else
like that.
4. Toggle the disk partition editor to expert mode.
5. Create a new FAT32 partition.
6. Click on the new FAT32 partition and try to use it for loopback. Note that
the "Use for loopback" button is missing.
Workaround 1: Use something else to create and format the FAT32 partition before
starting installation (e.g., MS-DOS FDISK/FORMAT or GNU parted running off a
rescue CD).
Workaround 2: After you create the FAT32 partition, "Format" it. Choose to save
the partition table to disk when you are asked. Once the format finishes, wait a
few seconds, then hit the reset button and start the installation over. The
second time around, you will be able to choose "Use for loopback."
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