mx installer will not allow me to set my /home partition

[hmazuji]

root@mx1:/home/demo# inxi -F
System: Host: mx1 Kernel: 4.19.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
Distro: MX-18.2_x64 Continuum Apr 7 2019
Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: B450 Gaming-ITX/ac serial: M80-BC008200405
UEFI [Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P1.30 date: 11/08/2018
CPU: Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 bits: 64 type: MT MCP L2 cache: 4096 KiB
Speed: 1379 MHz min/max: 1550/3200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1378 2: 1383 3: 1514
4: 1543 5: 1402 6: 1376 7: 1546 8: 1546 9: 1377 10: 1385 11: 1377 12: 1383 13: 1378
14: 1416 15: 1536 16: 1376
Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] driver: N/A
Display: server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: vesa resolution: 1024x768~61Hz
OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 7.0 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 18.2.6
Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: AMD driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-1-amd64
Network: Device-1: Intel driver: iwlwifi
IF: wlan0 state: down mac: e2:3a:f6:c0:ef:d3
Device-2: Intel I211 Gigabit Network driver: igb
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 70:85:c2:b705
Drives: Local Storage: total: 480.08 GiB used: 2.25 GiB (0.5%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sda type: USB vendor: SanDisk model: Ultra size: 14.32 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 12.45 GiB used: 924.7 MiB (7.3%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102
ID-2: swap-1 size: 16.02 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/nvme0n1p9
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 312 Uptime: 10m Memory: 15.66 GiB used: 1000.6 MiB (6.2%) Shell: bash
inxi: 3.0.33
root@mx1:/home/demo#
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bizarre problem. the installer is "sudo -E /usr/sbin/minstall" from i believe the very latest version of mx. i can not define my partition. this is what i tried:
a brand new reformat of my ssd, new iso burn to usb, blank /home partition on nvme0n1p10. run the installer; it wants to place /home with /

i installed debian. same exact response trying to reinstall with mx. to the letter. however now /home is defined by debian, which had no problem with it.

i recall using 18.1, and being able to define my /home to share with the other players. i suspect it's something to do with 18.2, but i can't be sure until i repeat the process. fyi, here's my partition table for this drive:

root@mx1:/home/demo# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
loop0 7:0 0 1.3G 1 loop /live/linux
sda 8:0 1 14.3G 0 disk
└─sda1 8:1 1 14.3G 0 part /live/boot-dev
nvme0n1 259:0 0 465.8G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 512M 0 part
├─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 512M 0 part
├─nvme0n1p4 259:4 0 5.4G 0 part
├─nvme0n1p5 259:5 0 1G 0 part
├─nvme0n1p6 259:6 0 45.3G 0 part
├─nvme0n1p7 259:7 0 51.8G 0 part
├─nvme0n1p8 259:8 0 51.8G 0 part
├─nvme0n1p9 259:9 0 16G 0 part [SWAP]
├─nvme0n1p10 259:10 0 146.6G 0 part
└─nvme0n1p11 259:11 0 146.4G 0 part
root@mx1:/home/demo#

[Eadwine Rose]

Did you check the md5sum/hash/sha/etc of the download and the media you used to install?

[dolphin_oracle]

I thought we fixed the problem of partitions more than 9. I guess not.

that's might be the issue.

I assume that checking in the custom partitions area that your partition doesn't show up in the /home menu?

[hmazuji]

nope, it does the same thing in 18.1 - it's just that i know i've installed mx before, and was able to set the /home partition to the already existing /home

[hmazuji]

oh, yeah, i forgot to say that when i go to file manager, there it is, and after i give it the root password, i'm able to access it, but then, same problem after i go to the installer. the only difference is that i was malingering before going to the installer. i spent a lot of time using the live distro before i decided to install. i could have clicked on anything or given any type of command a cut and paste commando could

[hmazuji]

I thought we fixed the problem of partitions more than 9. I guess not.

that's might be the issue.

I assume that checking in the custom partitions area that your partition doesn't show up in the /home menu?

yes, yes ! it doesn't show up in the menu. it DOES NOT. and yes, you did fix the problem of partitions more than 9, and i had that release, but i must have misplaced it, or my release(s) got corrupted somehow - both of them

[hmazuji]

Did you check the md5sum/hash/sha/etc of the download and the media you used to install?

no. i didn't do this. but i tried two different releases with the same result. i'm guessing it is independent of the md5sum, but if that's what'll do it for you, i'll post it. i'm not posting it now because i have to look up how to do it

[hmazuji]

ok, i think i remember what i changed. the desktop environment. i'll bet the release i downloaded before contained a different d.e., but i can't remember which one

[hmazuji]

or get this, remember i said i reset my ssd and started over ? the probability that my /home partition was below the sweet spot is very high

ok, i just checked my previous installation. yes, there were less than 9 partitions, and the /home partition was #4

[hmazuji]

i'm willing to take recommendations at this point. i'm thinking of going ahead and installing it, and then copying the debian fstab over to mx. but i don't want to butcher it; i'm not a linux certified technician, just a lowly cut and paste commando