On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> wrote: > On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:44:35 -0500 (EST), Rick Thomas wrote: >> On Dec 19, 2010, at 8:09 AM, Stephen Powell wrote: >>> >>> Caution: reformatting a swap partition with mkswap will change the >>> uuid unless the existing one is explicitly re-specified during >>> formatting. >> >> Which raises a question that has been on my mind for a while... >> >> The Debian Installer insists on reformatting any swap partitions it >> finds, even though that partition, specified by UUID, is probably in >> use in the /etc/fstab for some other instantiation of Linux -- thus >> breaking the other Linux, leaving it without a usable swap partition. >> >> Would it be possible to either: >> >> 1) have the option (default) of *not* reformatting a swap partition >> or >> 2) if reformatting is necessary or desired, have the option (default) >> of preserving the UUID. >> or >> 3) using "LABEL=" instead of "UUID=" in fstab for swap partitions, if >> it turns out to be easier to preserve a LABEL than a UUID. > > From what I've heard, the Ubuntu installer has the same problem, > and it can ruin a functioning Debian system too. Of course, that's > not something the Debian installer team can do anything about. > That's outside of their jurisdiction. But many Ubuntu people, both > users and developers, are known to monitor Debian's lists.
I used to have a netbook on which I installed multiple distributions and I had to run "mkswap - U <uuid>"after on any new install/re-install and edit its fstab. Both the Live CD and the alternate CD Ubuntu installers run mkswap (the alternate is basically the Debian installer) just like d-i. We had a thread on d-u about this some time ago and someone said that the expert installation mode allows you to disable mkswap from running. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktikaemehbaseacnzoq6w_hcabkutx9idofbmg...@mail.gmail.com
