The disk needs to be have a BSD disklabel, but you don't want a partition at the front. Just leave some free space. You're probably OK just deleting your existing small partition.
--rdp On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Leonardo Saavedra Henriquez wrote: > > Hi all > > I have been traying to install Debian GNU/Linux on my Alpha server 800 and > I have a little problem with aboot loader > When I made the partitions (bsd disklabel style) I left an small empty > partition at the beginning of the disk drive (from cylinder 1 to cylinder > 2) for aboot, later the instaler program cannot install the aboot boot > loader, I think the proble it could be the type of partition label. > What kind of partition label it need to be? (unsused, 4.2BSD, boot, > ...) > > TIA. > > -- > Leonardo Saavedra Henriquez > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [leo-> ~ $] cd pub && more beer > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Rich Payne http://talisman.mv.com rdp at talisman dot mv dot com