> At 988120542s since epoch (04/24/01 08:55:42 -0400 UTC), Jenner Alm?nzar > wrote: > > Hello!!! > > > > I just bought a new computer and i decided to install linux debian gnu, > > first i tested the hardware installing windows 2000 and it worked perfectly > > but when i start to install linux in the create partition section linux > > only showed me 8 Gb of hard disk when i got a 40 Gb hard drive. > > > > What's the problem?
Jenner, Hi. You might want to look into lilo's 'linear' option. I vaguely recall that maybe something similar can just be passed into the kernel from your install disk, but I can't remember completely. See 'man lilo.conf' (or search for similar on google if you don't have working linux system) and also use the F-keys during the initial install screen from the Debian boot disk which will probably help you find a similar command to pass to kernel. Hope this gives you someplace to start. Take care, Daniel -- Daniel A. Freedman Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics Department of Physics Cornell University
