<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>Choosing Mount Points</title> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2"> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="Mandriva Linux Installation Guide"> <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Mandriva Linux Installation Guide"> <link rel="prev" href="takeOverHdConfirm.html" title="Confirm Data Deletion"> <link rel="next" href="formatPartitions.html" title="Choose the Partitions to Format"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> <!-- body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } --></style></head> <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> <div class="section" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h2 class="title"><a name="ask_mntpoint_s"></a>Choosing Mount Points </h2> </div> </div> </div> <p><a name="BIdNEW-ask_mntpoint_s-pa5"></a>This step only shows if you have chosen to reuse existing <span class="application">Linux</span> partitions. </p> <p><a name="BId-ask_mntpoint_s-pa1"></a>Listed here are the existing Linux partitions detected on your hard drive, with the corresponding associated mount points. If you are unsure, keep the automatic settings. </p> <p><a name="BId-ask_mntpoint_s-pa2"></a>Each partition is listed as follows: “<span class="quote">Name</span>” (“<span class="quote">Capacity</span>”, “<span class="quote">Detected mount point</span>”, “<span class="quote">File System Type</span>”). </p> <div class="section" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e689"></a>Manual Choice </h3> </div> </div> </div> <p><a name="BIdNEW-ask_mntpoint_s-pa6"></a>If for any reason the mount points are not detected or if you make changes, you must at least define a <a class="indexterm" name="BId-ask_mntpoint_s-it1"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="BId-ask_mntpoint_s-it2"></a> root partition (<code class="literal">/</code>). Do not choose too small a partition or you will not be able to install enough software. If you want to store your data on a separate partition, you will also need to define a <code class="literal">/home</code> partition (only possible if you have more than one <span class="application">Linux</span> partition available). </p> </div> <div class="section" lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e703"></a>Partition Naming </h3> </div> </div> </div> <p><a name="BId-ask_mntpoint_s-pa3"></a>A partition name (for example <code class="literal">sda1</code>) is made up of three parts: “<span class="quote">hard drive type</span>”, “<span class="quote">hard drive number</span>”, “<span class="quote">partition number</span>”. </p> </div> </div> </body> </html>