On Wed, 28 Mar 2007, Sorin Peste <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:-
>Hi,
>
>After running with SUSE 10.1 for a while I've decided it's time to
>upgrade to openSUSE 10.2. What I'd like to do is a fresh 10.2 install
>while keeping all my /home files (they are on a separate partition). But
>I can't seem to get the installer to leave that partition alone. My
>80-gig hard disk is partitioned as follows:
>
>sdb1: 1.5GB Linux swap
>sdb2: 20GB Linux (reiserfs) /
>sdb3: 53GB Linux (reiserfs) /home
<Snip>
>I don't know what to do. I'd like to start fresh without losing my
>files, if possible. Can I accomplish that without moving an awful lot of
>files to another storage?
Start the installer and when the installer gets to the "Installation
Settings" page:
1, click on "Partitioning";
2, select "Create Custom Partition Setup" and click next;
3, select "Custom Partitioning (for experts)" and click next;
4, click on the "Expert.." button and select "Import Mount Points from
existing /etc/fstab";
5, when the installer finds the correct /etc/fstab[0], accept the
choice;
6, click on the partition that is to be / and then click edit[1];
7, click on the "Format" radio button, ensure it's going to create the
correct file system, and then click "OK";
8, click "Accept" to get back to the "Installation Settings" page.
After that, you can proceed with the installation and the installer with
leave your files alone[2].
[0] when you're booting at least two different versions of Linux there
may be more than one.
[1] If you're feeling a little lazy, you can also double-click the
entries and it'll pop up the "Edit partition" dialogue box.
[2] Well, that's with the exception of maybe changing the UID when you
add all the users.
Regards,
David Bolt
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