On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 02:04:58PM +0000, Simon R Tod wrote: | Having used the rescue and then the root floopy I can get to the | installation menu. The partition list is given as | | Device Mounted on Type | | /dev/hda1 Not mounted Linux native | 2 Not in use Linux swap | 3 Not available HPFS / NTFS | 4 Not mounted Linux native | | Why the Linux swap is not in use, I don't know. hda3 is Window. Running | 'e2fsck /dev/hda1' from the shell prompt I get the message
None of those devices are currently in use because you have booted the installer. The installer uses a RAMDISK to store / and doesn't use more memory than is physically present. It can't, because it is the installer and thus by definitiion isn't an installed system. HTH, -D -- Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6