Re: Redhat 6.0 install problems

["Eugene Metzger" <eametzger erols com>]

I had the same poblem.  In my case the first partition that had to be
defined was the /boot partition .if I started with  the / partition
I got that same error. It seems that no matter what you say the mount point
should be,  disk druit assumes if it is the first one it has to be /boot
partition and for that partition it will only allow some minimal disk
space,something less than 100Meg I believe
Gene
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----- Original Message -----
From: David M. Kufta <n3meq magpage com>
To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>; Phillip Traskaski, Jr.
<ptraskaski d15 org>; <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: Redhat 6.0 install problems


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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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