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Re: Installation Problem



On Sat, Jul 01, 2006 at 08:26:32PM -0700, Haster wrote:
> Can't seem to get debian to install on a 40 gig
> partation, it finds all other but that one.. ive tried
> to leave it unallocated, formatted but no drive leter,
> both physical and logical types and still can't find
> it. 

If you left it unallocated it isn't a partition.  Drive letters are
meaningless in this context--they only apply within a running DOS or Windows
system.

Use Alt-F2 to get a terminal.  Type "fdisk /dev/hda" (assuming you're
installing on the first or only IDE drive) and at the fdisk prompt type "p"
and paste the result into another message to this list.
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Carl Fink                                   carl@finknetwork.com
   "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your
   government when it deserves it."
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