if your cdrom is bootable insert it and install linux when you get to disk druid make the following partiions sda1 /boot 15MB sda2 /windows 1000MB sda5 swap 128 sda6 / 100 sda7 /usr 1000 sda8 /usr/src 100 sda9 /var 100 sda10 /home 200 sda11 /apps 500 but this will help after installing linux boot your window98 cdrom and install it linux can even mount windries On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Slagathor wrote: > I continually get an error message when trying to install LILO to the MBR. > The error reads something like "An error has occurred while trying to > install LILO to the MBR". I have tried multiple combinations of > partitioning strategies with the same result. The most time consuming part > of this is having to complete an entire installation with each attempt. > > The hardware: 4GB SCSI drive > > I use the Linux FDISK to create the partitions. Although I should not be > burdened by the 1024th cylinder issue, I make it a habit of creating a > 100MB /boot partition as sda1. Here is an example of a typical partitioning > strategy that I use: > > sda1 /boot Linux native 100MB > sda2 /dos DOS 1000MB > sda3 Linux Swap 100MB > sda4 / Linux native 2800MB > > I suspect that since I use a SCSI hard drive, I may have to provide some > arguments during the installation section that asks for them, as well as > whether or not to use linear mode. I don't understand this section, nor can > I find any documentation regarding what it's for and how it works. > > Any tips? > > Thanks > > ____________________________________________________________ > "The three greatest things in life are to crush your enemies, > to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations > of their women." -Conan the Barbarian > > -Slagathor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
