In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 10/06/98 at 05:22 PM, "Adrian Gudas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Okay, this is a bit of a newbie question. You've been warned... >I haven't installed Linux yet, but I'm going to as soon as my CD's arrive >in the mail. I'm pretty well-versed with the setup procedures (after >having read the installation instructions 100 times while on the john -- >yes, I have no life). >I'm still a bit confused, however, with the way it handles partitions. Am >I supposed to use DOS fdisk to partition and format a DOS partition, and >then run Debian's install, partitioning "sub-partitions" under the >non-DOS partition that I've created earlier? Or will Debian's >installation let me set up a "DOS" partition for me to boot and format >later? >And then, how will I be able to tell what operating system installs into >what partition, and what the MBR will reflect? Help... Using DOS fdisk is a good idea *if* you want to have dos on this machine. If not, use debian's install only. It has its own fdisk variant (cfdisk or fdisk) that will partition for debian. If you want dos on the machine, install dos first. Use dos fdisk and make a dos partition no bigger than what you need for dos, and install dos in that. Partition the rest of the disk using debian install, creating a swap partition and at least one ext2 partition. After installing debian, set up lilo so you can select dos or linux at boot time. Helge Hafting -- ----------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------
