Re: Install Fails w/Non-Partitioned Disk

[carmody cpd ntc nokia com]

>>>>> "Craig" == Craig A Oettle <craig_oettle@dynasty.net> writes:

Craig> I understand.  Have you tried fdisk?  I was able to use fdisk to
Craig> partition the drive I wanted to install to without using the Win95
Craig> disk.  I just did the Win95 boot disk to see if Disk Druid was looking
Craig> for primary dos partition, and apparently it was.  I had this problem
Craig> with a disk that had Suse 6.1 on it, and I had used fdisk to partion it
Craig> for Suse.  When I loaded the RH 6.0 CD and booted it all went fine up to
Craig> the point where I tried to use Disk Druid to repartion my drive, then it
Craig> dumped with the same error you had.  I then rebooted and used fdisk with
Craig> no problems and the install proceeded as normal.  I have two other disks
Craig> in this machine and neither one of them have a dos partion on them but
Craig> they didn't interfere with Disk Druid during the install, it was just
Craig> the drive I was installing to that gave me problems.

I avoid disk druid like the plague. fdisk does everything you need, I've
never known it to not cope with any drive, or any previous partitioning.
(Basically I can't get disk druid to _not_ create extended partitions)
fdisk is quicker to use as you don't have to waste time tabbing all over
the shop to get to hit the silly buttons (and no, I can't reach the function
keys and still stay on the home keys). What was the problem to which disk
druid is the solution? Fdisk forever!

Sorry, I'm in a ranting mood today.

Phil