Hello, I am about to try installing Debian Sarge (3.1 rev 5) on my Amiga 2000 (Blizzard 2060, 96 MB Fast RAM, Buddha IDE, X-Surf).
After a few unsuccessful tries using CD:s burnt from downloaded ISO images (it turned out the CD-R media were of bad quality. After a change of brand it went well), I today began an installation. My (well, the miggy's) hardware was recognized, the base-installer loaded from CD, and the network configured using DHCP. At the point where partitions are prepared for Linux, I tried to get the installer to use 3 partitions I used a few years ago when doing a partial install of Woody (two ext2 and one swap partition). However, the installer found the old files and refused to continue, probably to prevent me from destroying an old installation. Is there an easy way to erase the data on these partitions? I know that the preferred way is to let the Linux tool partition hard drives, but I did that with (OS3.9BB2) HDToolBox (worked for Woody) because I have AMIGA partitions on the same disk, and thought it would be safest to use a native tool which I know very well. The AMIGA partition tools I have experience with do not erase existing data on partitions when repartitioning a hard drive, but perhaps the Linux tool launched during the installation does? What would you guys recommend? The part of the HD intended for Debian is at the high cylinder end of the drive, so that I can play around with the partitions without risking the AMIGA data on the other partitions. Regards, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
