Nice to see that I'm not the first (or the last) to have this sort of problem...
Xavier :-) 2011/8/4 <[email protected]> > Hello! > > ----- "Xavier Brusselaers" <[email protected]> a écrit : > > I realize that " point of view " in English is quite negative. Sorry > > for the bad choice of words ( while in French it is lighter ). Sorry > > for the bad choice of words. > > Next time you're organizing an internal revolution, avoid to post on the > public mailing list first! :p > > No, seriously, I didn't notice, although surprised by the mail body > compared to the title! > > > I did not see it : everybody don't have a PC dedicated to DDL . ;) > > Mmm, I think there are more people than you may think. I've just received a > request for assistance about how to install DDL on dedicated computers, and > another one who seems to have the upgrade issue you're having. It seems our > mayonnaise is good! > > Cheers, > JM. > > > > Friendly, > > > > Xavier > > > > > > > > 2011/8/2 < [email protected] > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > Nice to read from you :). > > > > First of all note that nobody has ever dealt with the DDL upgrading > > process. I mean no special attention has ever been taken to ensure > > that users can upgrade without loosing any data :(. Now that we have a > > first official release, users can expect our next official version to > > do a smart upgrade. We should write a ticket about this issue. > > > > Now concerning your issue, you need to tell us more about the way you > > proceeded. Did you use the DDL installer that ship with DDL? If yes, > > it is supposed to erase the partition table of your disk, so you have > > nothing to format once it has operated since any existing file system > > should then have gone. Unless… unless you are trying to erase a DDL > > already installed on HD, while running DDL on CD. I think I remember > > it fails supposedly because the HD partitions may be mounted by the > > LiveCD. > > > > Anyway the only good way to upgrade should not be to remove all > > partitions (and then data!) but replace the system data only. > > Unfortunately I have no solution on the shelf for all these issues. > > Further work is needed… >
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