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Re: Installing: RE: New ISO to try out

 

Hi Guys,
Maybe name it 'ObiAutoselect' ??
JackT.


> Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] Installing: RE: New ISO to try out
> To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx; israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 14:40:13 +0200
> 
> Hi Jack,
> 
> Please suggest where to add information about it :-)
> 
> There is already information, when 'gparted' is selected, but many 
> people will not select that route.
> 
> Best regards
> Nio
> 
> Den 2016-05-14 kl. 13:37, skrev Cinque Port Computers:
> > Hi Nio,
> >
> > Apart from you and Israel , no-one else would know that about 'autoselect'.
> >
> > I suggest it is misleading to the average user !!
> >
> > Regards,
> > JackT.
> >
> >
> >  > Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] Installing: RE: New ISO to try out
> >  > To: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx; israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> >  > CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  > From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> >  > Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 10:32:40 +0200
> >  >
> >  > Hi Jack,
> >  >
> >  > Autoselect is only looking for the labels 'obi-root' and 'obi-swap' in
> >  > possible target drives. So if you have an ext4 partition and a swap
> >  > partition with other labels or no labels, these partitions will not be
> >  > automatically selected.
> >  >
> >  > Best regards
> >  > Nio
> >  >
> >  > Den 2016-05-14 kl. 09:35, skrev Cinque Port Computers:
> >  > > ...note to that install observation is that I'm always installing
> > over a
> >  > > previous install, so there exists a root and swap partition to use...
> >  > >
> >  > >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  > > From: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >  > > To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> >  > > Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 08:21:57 +0100
> >  > > CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  > > Subject: [Torios-dev] Installing: RE: New ISO to try out
> >  > >
> >  > > Hi israel,
> >  > >
> >  > > When installing I noticed if I select 'a Autoselect - select root and
> >  > > swap partitions automatically' then the window comes up with 'NO ROOT'
> >  > > and 'NO SWAP' which makes me think that maybe 'Autoselect' hasn't done
> >  > > anything??
> >  > >
> >  > > Cheers,
> >  > > JackT.
> >  > >
> >  > > PS: menus working again :)
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > >
> >  > > > To: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  > > > From: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> >  > > > Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 00:18:51 -0500
> >  > > > Subject: [Torios-dev] New ISO to try out
> >  > > >
> >  > > > Hey guys,
> >  > > > I just finished uploading a new ISO.
> >  > > > It is still big (a bit smaller though
> >  > > > 728 MiB (compared to 765 MiB)
> >  > > > This should work much better (I hope).
> >  > > > I will test tomorrow, but it is late here.
> >  > > >
> >  > > > In my initial testing the menus did work, and things were fine,
> > but we
> >  > > > need to do a more thorough testing
> >  > > >
> >  > > > --
> >  > > > Regards
> >  > > >
> >  > > >
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