Hi, > -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:unattended-info- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Thomas Lohschmidt > Gesendet: Montag, 11. April 2005 19:05 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: [Unattended] Multiple partitions and profilesdir > > Hi folks, > > first of all thanks for all the effort put into this project. It makes > life a lot easier. > > While browsing the archive I've come at least twice across postings > asking for putting the ProfilesDir on another partition. > > I have worked out the following solution: > > My Setup: Drive C: Windows, Drive D: Applications, Drive E: Documents > and Settings > > Put the following code in your site/config.pl > > sub my_partition_cmds { > chdir ("/usr/sbin"); > symlink "/z/linuxaux/usr/sbin/mkfs.vfat", "mkfs.vfat"; > chdir ("/"); > my $partition_cmds = $u->{'_meta'}->{'partition_cmds'}; > foreach my $cmd (split /;/, $partition_cmds) { > print "Executing command to partition: $cmd...\n"; > system ("$cmd"); > } > }; > > $u->{'_meta'}->{'fdisk_cmds'} = \&my_partition_cmds; > > The following is needed in the [_meta] section of unattend.txt: > > partition_cmds="parted /dev/dsk mklabel msdos;parted /dev/dsk mkpart > primary fat32 0 4000;parted -- /dev/dsk mkpart extended 10000 -0;parted > /dev/dsk mkpart logical fat32 10000 30000;parted -- /dev/dsk mkpart > logical fat32 30000 -0;sleep 2;parted /dev/dsk set 1 boot > on;make-blkdev-nodes hda;mkfs.vfat /dev/dsk1 -F 32;mkfs.vfat /dev/dsk5 > -F 32;mkfs.vfat /dev/dsk6 -F 32" > > Notice: This is one (very long) line. Put in it what ever commands you > need to partition your drive. > > Remove your fdisk_cmds. > > This obviously only works with the linuxboot. > > I didn't get it to work using only parted commands. The mkpartfs seems > to have no effect. I had the same problem. In older parted versions mkpartfs was working. But you can use mkpart and then mkfs from parted - you get the same effect as mkpartfs should. You don�t have to copy mkfs.vfat manually!
> Therefore I copied the mkfs.vfat binary from my > debian sarge distro into linuxaux/usr/sbin/. The code in config.pl will > symlink it so the command can run without using the full path. > > So I get one primary partition (C:) of 10 GB with NTFS and two fat32 > which can later be tranformed to NTFS using convert. > > I works like a charm on my machines. Hope it helps others. > > Regards > Thomas > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
