On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 09:33:42AM +0930, Mark Phillips wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install Debian (slink) on a Toshiba Tecra 8000 laptop. > Having got a boot disk for the Tecras, it now boots okay. But when I > get to the partitioning the disk stage, I run into problems. > > Trying to use cfdisk on /dev/hda comes up with:
Usually, it is better to use fdisk instead, its more reliable. > FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition > Press any key to exit fdisk > > I suspect the problem may be that the disk is a 10Gig disk, currenly You suspect right :), former versions of cfdisk do not recognize HDz > 8.4 GB (no, no, you're not reading M$ advice!). Mine is 0.81 (from slink), and recognize the both of my HDz (17.2 & 10.3 GB) JY -- Jean-Yves Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Computers don't actually think. You just think they think. (We think.)