I deleted the partion but my problem is I can't make more than that one partion. When I try to change the FS Type I can't do that either. I may be wrong but it seems my keyboard is screwed up. For example when I try to make the first primary partion and it has a space to change the number of MB for that partion (the cursor is under the 6 of 6149.89) and I press "5" I am kicked out to a menu about "Changing the geometry," If I press the number "6" I end up at [logical] and so on. My numbers lock light is not on when I am trying to load Debian. Any ideas? Thanks, Kent
Andrew Ivanov wrote: > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, KTB wrote: > > > followed the instructions in the book. I select [New] and [Primary] > > then I can't change the size of the partion, it lets me make a 6149.89 > > MB partion but then can't go on to make a swap partion. The 6149.89 MB > > is my whole HD so maybe that is why I can't make another. At any rate I > > Anyway, you can choose [Delete] and delete your current partition, so you > have extra space. Just make sure you don't Delete any files on HD that you > might need later. > > > > > #2. While I'm at it. I have a blank 6.4 gigabyte 2nd IDE HD that I am > > trying to install Debian on. Most of the literature I have read talks > > about partioning in limited space. I was thinking I could make the 1st > > partion (root) 1000 MB and the swap 100 MB, I have 64 MB Ram. Does this > > sound reasonable? Will that make the rest of the HD dead space? > > Thanks, > > Kent > > No. What HOWTOs talk about is having the boot sector within first 504Mb of > the drive. That has nothing to do with you. > What you want to do is make > 200Mb / (root) partition. > 64Mb Swap > Allocate the rest as you wish. > You can make it /usr > For the reason of that vast majority of packages gets installed into > /usr partition. > So make it as big as you want. > > HTH, > Andrew > ____________________________________________________________________ > Never include a comment that will help | Andrew Ivanov > someone else understand your code. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If they understand it, they don't | ICQ: 12402354 > need you. | > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
