Re: cannot format swapspace on /hda3

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam Trinity Edu>]

On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 10:50:19AM -0800, Globe Trotter wrote:
> I tried to install Redhat 7.2 on my NEC Versa 6230 with an
> Intel MMX-P233MHz Pentium-II processor, 96MB RAM, 3.2GB HDD 
> (2.4GB for linux partition) and was unable to install it because 
> of the following error (not verbatim, but close):
> 
> cannot format swapspace on /hda3
> 
> Trying again, after formatting with Partition 
> Magic still produced no result.
> 
> I was able to get SuSE 8.0 working on this 
> laptop without a problem, but would like Redhat 7.2
> on this machine, because that is what I use on my 
> other ones.
> 
> Any ideas as to what the problem is and how to solve it?
>  
> Thanks and best wishes!

I have a counting problem. I assume / is /dev/hda1. What is
/dev/hda2 used for?
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