Re: partitioning to install Linux???

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From: bvs
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 00:00

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In <4v5jht$i9j@news.mel.aone.net.au>, mark@albnay.jrc.net.au writes:
>majamoo@magna.com.au wrote:
>
>
>
>>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
>
>Make sure you tag the partition as linux native and then write changes
>to disc .  You will need to reboot and run linux fdisk again to
>confirm.
>

If you start with an unformatted partition and use the linux fdisk it should be 
quite easy. You'll need to know the cylinder number of the target partition's
start.

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Subject: Re: partitioning to install Linux???
Date: 1996/08/19
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