I want to be a Linux newbie, but I don't qualify yet because I can't even
install it.
I just bought a new computer with a Quantum Fireball 20.4 GB hard drive. The
included special version of Partition Magic in the 6.5 version of the
Mandrake-Linux seems to work fine; it builds a Linux partition and swap
partition on the tail end of my hard drive. They are primary partitions and
the main Linux partition is 3 GB in size. I intend to keep most of the drive
dedicated to the Microsux OS until I get a better idea of whether Linux will
meet my needs.
When the install program starts up, it gets to the part where it has me
choose Disk Drake or fdisk. When I choose either, it comes back with an
error saying it can't find any valid partitions on which to install Linux.
Someone told me it was because my hard drive was too big and that the Linux
partition (or a boot partition for Linux) needs to be below some address. I
don't really want to split up my Windows partition into two separate small
paritions with a Linux partition in the middle, and in any case, I see no
way to make Partition Magic put it somewhere other than the default place it
chose (the end of the disk).
Any help would be appreciated so that I can join the proud ranks of Linux
newbies.
Warren
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