I have an 8gig with MS DOS on it and I have a 2gig
with nothing on it. But this partitioning thing is
really scaring me. I think I am in over my head.
Perhaps I need a step by step (1 do this, 2. do that)
explanation of how to partition.
Jimmie
--- "Patrick M. May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You need to create at least 2 partitions for Linux.
> One you will need is a
> swap partition and a root partition. Note:
> Partitioning schemes have been
> known start holy wars. If you have a bare drive then
> all is nice in the
> world. If you have a drive with Windows that you
> need to save, then you are
> going to need to carve some space for Linux. FIPS is
> free and should be on
> your CD under /DOSUTILS I believe, or you can use
> commercial partitioning
> software under Windows (i.e.. Partition Magic and
> Partition-It.) Your swap
> patron should be about 128 MB (swap size is war
> starting material as well.
> Usually set amount to equal your RAM, but I run
> more, and rarely get more
> than about 10 MB into it when I've checked and I run
> 48MB RAM.) Then you are
> going to want at least 1 GB for a Linux Native
> Partition. I would however
> caution you to create at least a second ext2
> partition for your /home. You
> WILL reinstall at some point, most likely. If allows
> you to keep you user
> files separate in case of bad things.
>
> If you can pass on more information that would be
> very helpful.
>
> Size and number of hard disk(s)
> Any other OS (Windows, OS/2, etc.)
>
> It can be scary those first few days. Hang in there
> and I'm sure the list
> can help you get your system running.
>
> Patrick
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jimmie Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 15:21
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Mount?
> >
> >
> > I am trying to install Red Hat 5.1. I start from
> my
> > DOS promt and get to a point in the installation
> > procedure where the followinh message appears.
> >
> > "You must assign a root (/) partition to a
> Linux
> > Native partition (ext2) for the install to
> proceed".
> >
> > Please help me. I am a novice Linux installer.
> > What must I do to complete the installation
> process?
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
> > Jimmie M. Brandon
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