What to do if the 'select label type' doesn't show up during partitioning ?

[ReductoAdAbsurdum]

When you start partitioning your disk, there is a little menu like this:

select label type
gpt
dos
sgi
sun

what if this menu doesn't show up when installing void ? how to bring it back ?

[hippi777]

hi there! :)

according to the manual of cfdisk, there u just cant (if im right; viewed it on deb10, so things may have changed in newer versions)

so u need to choose fdisk in the installer, where p will give u the info about the current label, and g G o or s for gpt sgi dos sun respectively

otherwise u can also use parted (command line; scriptable), gparted (gui app that can also mess with ur filesystems on top of the partitions), sfdisk (command line; for scripting), gdisk (aka gptfdisk), cgdisk, and sfdisk, that are more or less similar tools to the fdisk family, but they arent equivalent, and u should consult with their manuals if u wanna use them... if u use either of these, then u can skip the partitioning in the installer...

have fun! :)

[ReductoAdAbsurdum]

Is parted included in the void installer ? void-live-x86_64-20191109.iso ?

[hippi777]

i think not, u should either install it or make ur own live if the target machine has no internet connection, or u could even bring ur own repo with that and its deps, but thats maybe nontrivial :D also, u can do it by making the storage available to any other system, as this is not necessary to be done while installing, cuz its permanent on the disk (sorry if i say the obvious, i dunno the exact level of ur knowledge....) however i think the most straightforward is still to use fdisk, its not hard at all, just give it the command m and then it will give u back a simple command list :)

[abenson]

Before launching the installer, you can issue:

wipefs -a /dev/sdX

Or

cfdisk -z /dev/sdX

With the latter you can do your partioning then and just accept it in the installer.

[ericonr]

Not exactly the correct forum for the question, but it's been inactive for a while as well.

Feel free to reopen.