On Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 11:55:23PM +0200, Michael Tautschnig wrote: > > I've added an option "always_format" which can be used along with > preserve_always, etc. and works the same way as the "format" option did in > setup_harddisks. > > I believe the following should work, adapting Jeffrey's example: > > disk_config sda disklabel:msdos bootable:1 preserve_always:1,2,5,6,7 > always_format:1,2,5 > primary / 0 ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro createopts="-j" > primary swap 0 swap sw > logical /var 0 ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro createopts="-j" > logical /home 0 ext3 defaults,nosuid,nodev,errors=remount-ro > logical /d1 0 ext3 defaults,nosuid,nodev,errors=remount-ro > > In case some of the partitions need not exist in all cases, you can use > preserve_lazy instead of preserve_always, but then some size other than 0 must > be specified. > > This option is available as of 3.3.5+experimental2. For details on how to > obtain > the experimental builds please see > http://faiwiki.informatik.uni-koeln.de/index.php/Main_Page#getting_FAI > Testing is much appreciated!! > > > Best, > Michael
I have tested version 3.3.5+experimental2 with the "preserve_always" and "always_format" options as shown above and things seem to be working as expected. I plan to do additional testing and will let you know if I find any problems. Thanks again for making this change. Jeff
