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Re: linux install help

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From: michael james obrien
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 19:55
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Nick,

You have two partitions.  You need to change the empty one to ext2 
with disk druid.  Then specify that partition for /


nick nack (dindinicknospam@hotmail.com) wrote:
: hello.
: i have linux redhat 6 ( i know its old! ) and i can't install it.
: maybe some one here can help me with that....
: here is what i didn't from the start untill it start with the error message
: :
: i started with the win98 rescuse disk so i have cd rom support.
: i run the file "ezstart.bat" from the cd in drive F:
: i choose the A option (zero floppy diskette install) ---> English
: language ---> us keybord ---> install from local cd ---> install new
: system ---> custom ---> no scsi ---> Disk druid .

: now i cane to a screen  " current disk partitions " i have here two device :
: hda1 & hda5 both are win95 FAT32 ( i have one hard disk split to two useing
: PowerQuest PartitionMagic Pro 6.0 ).

: whan i tring to hit "next" i get the message :
: "no root partition - you must assign a root (/) partition to a kinux native
: partition (ext2) for the install to proceed".

: i tried to use the "add" option and the "edit" option a few times but i
: always got this message.

: i know its the must newbie question there is but a man need to start
: sometimes :)

: if u can help me with a simple explanation i'll be happy to get it here or
: to my E-mail (dindinicknospam@hotmail.com ).

: thanks in advenced,
: R Z.
: israel.
: dindinicknospam@hotmail.com

: --
: remove the "nospam" to replay, thanks.
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From: mobrien@aix01.unm.edu (michael james obrien)
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Subject: Re: linux install help
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Date: 21 May 2001 19:55:37 GMT
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