Re: Why doesn't linux install?

["Eduardo Arista" <ARISTA ceaden edu cu>]

You can only have 4 primary partitions.
Make one of the primary extended and put into it
3 logical partitions (I count 6 you have).
And remember to keep your boot under 1024 cil.
Luck
Eduardo

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Date forwarded: 	31 Jan 2000 21:49:16 -0000
From:           	dannyh mail alpha net au
Date sent:      	Tue, 1 Feb 2000 08:50:24 +1100 (EST)
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Subject:        	Re: Why doesn't linux install?
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> 
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Frederic Herman wrote:
> 
> /usr 5000
> /var 2000
> / 1500
> swap 127
> boot 6
> /news 32000
> 
> > I have seen this happen when the /usr partition is too small for the
> > packages you are installing.  How big are your partitions?  Try to do a
> > minimal install (only what you really need) and see if it works.
> > 
> > Fred
> > 
> > dannyh mail alpha net au wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > I have installed linux on this box multiple times
> > > I have switched the CD multiple times
> > > 
> > > as soon as I reach the installation of packages it keeps crashing
> > > 
> > > I meant to have deployed this thing tonight and if It doesn't work I can't
> > > do the project. I am in heaps of trouble of I don't solve this problem.
> > > 
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