Re: Redhat 6.0 install problems

["David M. Kufta" <n3meq magpage com>]

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On Tue, 03 Aug 1999, Phillip Traskaski, Jr. wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> Here is my problem:
> 
> I am trying to install Redhat 6.0 to an unused area of my hard drive.
> 
> The drive is 25 Gig and Windows 98 is using one large 20 Gig partition. It
> is set as the active partition. The other 4 Gigs is where I want to put
> Linux.
> 
> When I try to install Redhat, I boot using the floppy and run the install
> program using the custom installation.
> 
> Everything works OK until I need to make my Linux partitions. Using Disk
> Druid I am able to create the Linux swap file, but when I try to create the
> root partition, I receive the message that the partition is to large. I
> receive the "partition is too large" message no matter what I set my
> partition as.
> 
> If I use fdisk, I can create 2 partitions, one for root, one for the swap.
> The install then proceeds to copy files, set up mouse, etc.
> 
> When I hit the LILO(sp?) install, LILO fails to install. It does not matter
> where I put LILO. I have an option of skipping over the LILO install, but
> then I am unable to load Redhat when my computer reboots.
> 
> I would like to be able to put Linux on my drive. I am really stuck at this
> point, as I have ZERO Linux experience (I have had Redhat for all of about
> 24 hours at this point). Has anyone run into this problem?
> 
> System Status
> ----------------
> Dell Dimension XPST500
> PIII 500
> 96 MB RAM
> 25 Gig IBM HDD
> Diamond TNT card
> Tosh. DVD-ROM drive
> 3.5 floppy drive
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks for any help you can offer!
> Phil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Phillip try setting a small /boot partition about 25m as the first partition on
the system and install as normal from there

That should resolve your problem
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