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further to partitioning to install Linux???

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From: majamoo
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 00:00
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further to the help I've already received, I have a Octek 9 Video Card
and don't know how to install it with X-Windows.

Secondly, in the unpacking files, after the 10th file it unpacks it
comes up with a error:-
				package install failed with error unpacking of archive failed.

Any suggestions?

thanks

julie
majamoo@magna.com.au





>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm hoping to get some help.  Can anyone tell me how I tag the
>> partitions on my hard drive so that I can install Linux?
>> 
>> So far, every time I have tried, I keep ending up with two primary DOS
>> partitions.   Any help with this would be much appreciated.
>> 
>> regards
>> 
>> Julie
>> majamoo@magna.com.au
>> 
>> 
>> 
>Lets do it step by step. I believe that you would like to retain DOS on 
>the same drive. This worked for me on 850M, when I was warned that Linux 
>needs to be under 1024 cylinders.
>a) DOS booting diskette with FORMAT and FDISK.
>b) Linux boot and root diskettes.
>On "virgin" drive boot DOS and FDISK a small ~40M partition. Make it active
>FORMAT and SYS. Check that it will boot.
>Now boot Linux, check in as root and call fdisk. Create a swap partition, 
>usually twice the size of RAM and the main partition, in my case ~450M, 
>give them the proper numbers and save the configuration.
>Now back to DOS FDISK, create extended partition on remainder of the drive,
>divide it into as many logical drives as you wish and you are all set.
>Hope it helps.
>Stanislaw. 
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