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Re: linux instalation: error activating swap partition



> At this point I've repartitioned the dev/hda (harddisk) with cfdisk.
> Now, I have the following partitions:
> Partition 1: type 82 (linuxSwap), 32 MB;  
> Partition 2: type 81 (Minix), 4 MB;   
> partition 3: type 83(linux), 300 MB;   
> partition 4.: type 4(?) (dos fat 16), ~ 70 MB;  
> 
> I have toggled a bootable flag to partition 3.

You have to initialise the swap partition, before you can use it...

Matthew

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