introduces first boody partitioning

scripts/0-preinstall.sh

@@ -51,18 +51,46 @@ echo -ne "
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 "
 umount -A --recursive /mnt # make sure everything is unmounted before we start
-# disk prep
-sgdisk -Z ${DISK} # zap all on disk #X destroys/wipes the whole drive 
-sgdisk -a 2048 -o ${DISK} # new gpt disk 2048 alignment
 
-# create partitions
-sgdisk -n 1::+1M --typecode=1:ef02 --change-name=1:'BIOSBOOT' ${DISK} # partition 1 (BIOS Boot Partition)
-sgdisk -n 2::+300M --typecode=2:ef00 --change-name=2:'EFIBOOT' ${DISK} # partition 2 (UEFI Boot Partition)
-sgdisk -n 3::-0 --typecode=3:8300 --change-name=3:'ROOT' ${DISK} # partition 3 (Root), default start, remaining
-if [[ ! -d "/sys/firmware/efi" ]]; then # Checking for bios system
-    sgdisk -A 1:set:2 ${DISK}
+if [[ $PARTITION_STRATEGY == "Dual_Boot" || $PARTITION_STRATEGY == "Manual_Partition" ]]; then
+    # echo -ne "
+    # First free up some space for new partitions:\n"
+    
+    # echo -ne "
+    # Create the following partitions manually: \n
+    # 1. BIOSBOOT 1M (gdisk code is ef02) \n
+    # 2. EFIBOOT 300M \n
+    # 3. ROOT 10G+ \n\n
+    # "
+    echo "set up partition table on your own, good luck :)"
+    echo "DISK = $DISK"
+    echo "press any key to start"
+    read temp_variable
+    bash
+
+elif [[ $PARTITION_STRATEGY == "Auto_Partition" ]]; then
+    # disk prep
+    sgdisk -Z ${DISK} # zap all on disk #X destroys/wipes the whole drive 
+    sgdisk -a 2048 -o ${DISK} # new gpt disk 2048 alignment
+
+    # create partitions
+    sgdisk -n 1::+1M --typecode=1:ef02 --change-name=1:'BIOSBOOT' ${DISK} # partition 1 (BIOS Boot Partition)
+    sgdisk -n 2::+300M --typecode=2:ef00 --change-name=2:'EFIBOOT' ${DISK} # partition 2 (UEFI Boot Partition)
+    sgdisk -n 3::-0 --typecode=3:8300 --change-name=3:'ROOT' ${DISK} # partition 3 (Root), default start, remaining
+    if [[ ! -d "/sys/firmware/efi" ]]; then # Checking for bios system
+        sgdisk -A 1:set:2 ${DISK} # set the bit 2 attribute (legacy BIOS bootable) on partition 1
+    fi
+    partprobe ${DISK} # reread partition table to ensure it is correct
+
+    if [[ "${DISK}" =~ "nvme" ]]; then
+        partition2=${DISK}p2
+        partition3=${DISK}p3
+    else
+        partition2=${DISK}2
+        partition3=${DISK}3
+    fi
 fi
-partprobe ${DISK} # reread partition table to ensure it is correct
+
 
 # make filesystems
 echo -ne "
@@ -98,13 +126,6 @@ subvolumesetup () {
     mountallsubvol
 }
 
-if [[ "${DISK}" =~ "nvme" ]]; then
-    partition2=${DISK}p2
-    partition3=${DISK}p3
-else
-    partition2=${DISK}2
-    partition3=${DISK}3
-fi
 
 if [[ "${FS}" == "btrfs" ]]; then
     mkfs.vfat -F32 -n "EFIBOOT" ${partition2}

scripts/startup.sh

@@ -301,9 +301,25 @@ installtype () {
 # More features in future
 # language (){}
 
+# my functions, --- start here ----
+partitionstrategy () {
+  echo -ne "Would you like to: Dual_boot / Manual_partition / Auto_partition \n\n
+  Dual_Boot: Manual_partition + Dualboot things \n
+  Manual_Partition: set up manually partition table \n
+  Auto_Partition: Whipe *ALL DATA* on the whole disk (all partitions) \n"
+  options=(Dual_Boot / Manual_Partition / Auto_Partition)
+  select_option $? 4 "${options[@]}"
+  partition_strategy=${options[$?]}
+  set_option PARTITION_STRATEGY $partition_strategy
+}
+# my functions, --- end here ----
+
 # Starting functions
 clear
 logo
+partitionstrategy
+clear
+logo
 userinfo
 clear
 logo