Re: problem with cfdisk

Christian Mathes wrote: > > Hi all, > > I currently try to install Debian 2.1. I have problems > to configure my hard disk drive properly. Just as friendly assistance in your English usage -and I see that your English is quite good- the gerund form, in this case, "configuring", is more often use

problem with cfdisk

Hi all, I currently try to install Debian 2.1. I have problems to configure my hard disk drive properly. With the help of cfdisk 0.8, I created a partition table with this shape: nameflags partition type file system size hda1boot

Re: Problem with cfdisk - need help!

On Mon, Aug 30, 1999 at 07:47:27AM -0600, Duggan Dieterly wrote: > i followed the instructions using FIPS to partition my hard drive. the > drive is a 25 GB drive. the partitioning of DOS partitions seems to have > > when i run linux cfdisk, i go to partition the hard drive to create linux > part

Re: Problem with cfdisk - need help!

> when i run linux cfdisk, i go to partition the hard drive to create linux > partitions, and i get the following message: > > FATAL ERROR: Bad primary partition > Press any key to exit fdisk > > i can 'view partitions' with cfdisk. it shows me that there are 2 FAT32 > partitions

Problem with cfdisk - need help!

i am trying to install debian linux. i got the distribution from the 'Debian GNU/Linux Guide to Installation and Usage' book. i followed the instructions using FIPS to partition my hard drive. the drive is a 25 GB drive. the partitioning of DOS partitions seems to have worked okay. i am runni

Problem with cfdisk

Someone here is having a problem with the dos side of his machine... He installed Debian 1.3.1r6. He has a computer with two IDE disks. One is Windows (/dev/hdb), the other is Debian (/dev/hda). At installation time he didn't touch the second this, and for some reason or other, he had to pull the