Re: Partitioning Drive

[Ivan Jager <ivanjager bigfoot com>]

hda1 is the first primary partition. hda2-4 are for the second third and
fourth. hda5 is the first logical partition. They are inside an extended
partition. Here they explain it for you.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/LDP/gs/node4.html#SECTION004120000000000000000


RTS wrote:
> 
> I just burned the ISO from RH's site to CD.  Seems to be fine.  Autoboots
> and everything.
> 
> I have a new system with a 6.4 gig IDE drive with no partitions  on
> it.  Completely blank.
> 
> I can select select either text or graphic install from the boot and when I
> get to the mount parts I get the following:
> 
>         I add a / partition and it picks /hda1.  900 meg
>         I add a /usr partition and it picks /hda5  2137 meg
>         I add a /var partition and it picks /hda6  3000 meg
>         I add a /swap partition and it picks /hda7 100 meg
> 
> What happened to hda2, hda3 and hda4???   Is there a flaw in Disk
> Druid??  Should I partition in dos first.  Kinda lousey if I do.
> 
> Randy
> rts rdr net
> 

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