[CentOS] CentOS 6 can't custom partition layout in text mode install

[fred smith]

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 01:24:25PM +0100, Keith Roberts wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jul 2011, David wrote:
> 
> > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
> > From: David <david at pnyet.web.id>
> > Subject: [CentOS] CentOS 6 can't custom partition layout in text mode install
> > 
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Today I'm trying to install CentOS 6 boot using text mode, but I can't
> > create custom partition layout because I can't find the custom partition
> > layout menu. Where is manually partition setup in text mode install?
> >
> > Please advice...

The limitations of the text mode installer, and the amounts of memory
required to run both it, and the GUI installer, are listed in the 
Centos 6 release notes.

Fred

> I had this with Fedora. IIRC you WILL need to use the GUI 
> install option to be able to access the 'Create a Custom 
> Partition Layout' option.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> 
> Keith Roberts

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