"M9." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Andreas Jaeger schreef: >> "Günther J. Niederwimmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I can't install Alpha 4 on a System with a small (500MB) DOS Partition >>> on /dev/sda1 ? The new installer like to resize the Partition. When I go to >>> manual partitioning I have only EVMS Drives, after reformat the DOS >>> partition to a swap Partition I can install Alpha 4 and I found all my >>> partition in YaST2 Partitioning ? >>> >>> Is this a known Problem ? >> >> No need for a bugreport: There are quite some problems with EVMS - and >> we're removing it for Alpha5 again, it causes more trouble during >> development than it benefits the few openSUSE users that want it, >> >> Andreas > > Does this mean: sda, becomes hda again? ( i found it strange that my ide > disks became scsi-sata devices...)
No, I meant the text "I have only EVMS Drives"
> (if so i am glad, because there is also no backwards compatability
> towards the old system.
>
> It is not able to mount the partitions (with 10.3 repair) to the system
> in 10.2.
> as it is not from 10.2 > 10.3 (not able to mount an existing ext2
> partition))
> Trying to rewrite menu list did not succeed.
> Screwing happened after installing 10.2, where there was allready 10.3 A4.
> Even the installer from 10.3, is not able to start-up the installed
> 10.3, recognises the fs, but does not recognise the bootimages somehow...
> Also RPM database maintaining, or rebuilding is not compatible..
Please report those as different issues,
Andreas
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