Help! I can't partition my disk.

[trio <trio@tio.net>]

Hello,

   I'm installing Debian Linux onto a completely clean system. I know the 
hardware works because i had Linux working on it before. In the meantime 
i have used MS-DOS fdisk to remove all partitions.

   My problem: i've downloqded the floppies needed to install a new
configuration and the rescue disk boots and starts the configuration
process. First it asks if i have a color screen, then what keyboard. Then
it says "NEXT: Partition the hard disk". When i choose it, it goes back to
the main menu to "partition the hard disk" again! There may be a message
written very fast but i can't read it. 

   So, how do i get to a prompt to just do the cfdisk manually? I'd be 
happy to partition manually outside of the script if someone can tell me 
how to do a cfdisk before i've installed the operating system?

   Please help. I'm stuck!

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