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nick nack 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.
> 
> 
> 
Hi,
Yeah....you said that you have 2 partitions?  Well, when you get to that 
screen that displays your two partitions (you are using the graphical 
installation....rh 6.0 has that...right?)  you must select or click on the 
partition that you want to install linux on.   Not really sure what comes 
next, so i'll give a little explanation.

The entire linux filesystem that will reside on your hard drive needs a 
'mount point'  i.e. "/" .  It'll create a filesystem subordinate to that 
directory.  In some of the older distros, you had to select a partition, if 
you didn't have empty space, and it would ask you what to use as a 'mount 
point' - at which most people would type '/'.  

Another thing that may be causing trouble is that you have 1 primary 
partition - /dev/hda1, and one logical partition - /dev/hda5 (which resides 
*within* and extended partition).  If /dev/hda5 is where you intend to 
install linux, might just be easier to delete /dev/hda5 and whatever the 
extended partition is and add a primary partition (maybe 2....one for 
/swap).  

Take a look at the partition howto at:
http://www.linux.com/howto/mini/Partition/index.html

Joel