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Re: Installation Trouble



> I have an old Packard Bell PB620 CD  (26mhz Intel, HD:
> Seagate ST-3491A).  It was previously running Windows
> 95 until I ran fdisk (DOS) to start over.  When I run
> the Debian Setup, when I get to the second thing on
> the list, Partition a Hard Drive, I select dev/hda, my
> only option, and get the following error message:  
> 
> "Invalid Partition Table | cfdisk has failed while
> trying to repartition your disk.  That may mean your
> disk's partition table is corrupt, or your disk is
> factory clean.  I may wipe out your disk's current
> partition table and run cfdisk again."
> 
> It asks Yes or No, I select No and nothing happens.  

You need to say "yes" here.  Use the Linux fdisk or cfdisk to repartition, and it should work.

-ptw


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