Re: hi, all, help me with debian installation!!

[John Allen <john.allen@dublinux.net>]

Yi Zhao wrote:
> hi, all:
> I have a disk which install windows(30G) and debian(30G), but 
> sometimes ago, my debian is broken, so I want to resintall it on the 
> exists partitions(I don't want to create other new partitions), but, 
> when I run the installation program, I can't find the operation to 
> find the exists partitions, so I can't continue my installation. the 
> installer only display the whole disk(60G) and ask me to create new 
> partitions in this disk............
> my disk have the exist partition is:
> /dev/sda5  --> /home
> /dev/sda6 ---> /
> /dev/sda7 ---> windows/C:
> /dev/sda8 ---> windows/D:
>  
> I want to install debian in the exist /home and / partitions.
To re-install on existing partitions you MUST reformat / (and /var if 
you have one), the other partitions do not require reformatting.
>  
>  
> can only body help me???
>  
> thanks very much!
>