🚀 go-pugleaf

if it's an install, use expert mode by typing in the word "expert" at
the first installation screen

p - prnit your current parition table and make sure it looks right
- check the reported cylinders, heads and sectors, are correct, if you
don't know, go to the web site of the disk mfg. they will probably list
it there by disk model # (Western Digital has excellent site) I had to
change these
x - enter expert menu
c - enter correct cylinders
h - enter correct heads
s - enter correct sectors
r - return to regular menu
p - print table
( if you need to delete old partitions or mistakes
d - delete, starting at highest number first,
don't worry about messages
n - add your new partition it will display first sector you can use, use
it.
enter last sector or +200M for size, the sector number is better.
p - print table and make sure it looks ok
t - set parition type, 83 for linux, 82 for linux swap l will list types

w - this will write the table to disk,  don't worry you can always quit
without messing
anything up, if you haven't entered the w.
If this is a install, make your first linux partition under 800 MB and
make your second
parition a swap of 8 to 64 MB.

After fdisk ends, you will see a screen with the disk listed, select
edit instead of done, you will go into
disk druid, and from there edit the first parition and enter a "/" for
mount point.

This should be all you need to do, During installation if you are asked
to put lilo in MBR or first sector of the parition,
answer first sector, and boot from a boot floppy. it will probably be
safer.
Good luck.


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Doyen & Sarah Klein
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