Re: Screen problems with Debian install and USB boot floppies

[Steve Fosdick <fozzy@pelvoux.nildram.co.uk>]

On 2003.08.25 18:54, Lawrence Folland wrote:
> I am trying to install Debian on a Toshiba Portege 3500 (Tablet PC)
> using the USB boot floppies as can be found at:
> 	http://www-user.rhrk.uni-kl.de/~blochedu/usb-install/
>
> I was able to get it to boot off the floppies and start the
> installation, but my screen size seems to be such that I cannot see
> the last 4 or 5 lines at the bottom.  It wasn't too much of a problem
> until I got to the interactive partitioning screen, and I didn't want 
> to "guess" what it was asking! ;-)

The last time I used the debian installation system the disk 
partitioning program it used was called cfdisk and, like many other 
partitioning programs, you actually edit a copy of the partition table 
in memory and only write it to disk at the end, so up until that point 
you can always back out by typing 'Q' if you make a mess.

I attach screen dumps showing creating a Linux partition with cfdisk.

The first screen dump, cfdisk1.png shows the main menu when some free 
space is selected.  The items from the menu can be selected by typing 
their first letter, though the Write option is protected by needing to 
type a captial 'W'.

When you type 'N' for new, if there are any primary partitions left (i.
e. you haven't assigned all four) it will ask you for a choice of 'P' 
primary or 'L' logical (see cfdisk2.png), then the size in Mb with the 
default (i.e. if you just press return) being all the remaining space 
(see cfdisk3.png).  The other useful option is 'T' to set the partition 
type (see cfdisk6.png and cfdisk7.png) and you'll want 83 for Linux 
filesystem or 82 for Linux Swap.

Finally, you'll be back at the main menu (cfdisk4.png).  If you happy 
with the set of partitions as displayed in the top part of the screen 
you'll want to choose 'W' for write and it will ask if you are sure - 
you'll need to 'yes' in full (cfdisk5.png).

I Hope this helps.
Steve.

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