On Mon, 2005-01-24 at 14:40, Jeff Vian wrote: > > > > Fdisk has never been removed. It has always been availible > > for people who want more control over their partitioning > > than Disk Druid provides. > > > As I have stated before. *It has been removed*. > By that, I mean it has been removed from the install options selectable > during install. > > Never mind that it is available by getting to a shell with ctl-alt-F2, > That choice was totally hidden from me for over a year after its removal > until someone on this list made the keystrokes known to me. It is only hidden from people who don't read the manuals. Unfortunately the RH9 manual is the closest thing to a fedora manual, but this works for me: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/ch-guimode.html (scroll down to section 3.1.1) > Removal from install menus effectively removes it completely for over > 99% of users doing an install. (my estimate of values) OK, but if 99% of the users succeed without reading the instructions things can't be that bad... > The fact that it is available with an arcane keystroke sequence does not > make it available to the majority of users. They aren't arcane at all - they are the stock virtual console selections that are always available. -- Les Mikesell les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
