Maybe the data on your rescue disk is corrupt. Try with a new rescue disk. -----Original Message----- From: trio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 4:05 PM Subject: Help! I can't partition my disk.
>Hello, > > I'm installing Debian Linux onto a completely clean system. I know the >hardware works because i had Linux working on it before. In the meantime >i have used MS-DOS fdisk to remove all partitions. > > My problem: i've downloqded the floppies needed to install a new >configuration and the rescue disk boots and starts the configuration >process. First it asks if i have a color screen, then what keyboard. Then >it says "NEXT: Partition the hard disk". When i choose it, it goes back to >the main menu to "partition the hard disk" again! There may be a message >written very fast but i can't read it. > > So, how do i get to a prompt to just do the cfdisk manually? I'd be >happy to partition manually outside of the script if someone can tell me >how to do a cfdisk before i've installed the operating system? > > Please help. I'm stuck! > >... >universero trio... [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tio.net/~trio >Learn and use The International Language Esperanto! http://esperanto.org > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
