hi - with hard drives over 8gb you need to use the linux tool fdisk (not
the dos fdisk) to create the partition. when you do this you can then go
into disk druid and set the mount points etc. alternatively get mandrake
7.0 with the new partitioning tool that supports large drives and does
all the work for you. if you live in the uk it is free with this months
pcplus magazine.
Dave wrote:
>
> Heya guys,
>
> (before I start, I did check the archives and I did see a couple messages
> about this , but they all related to FAT32 systems...)
> I just installed Win2k on a new 13 gig HD which I fdisk'ed into a 11 gig and
> a 2 gig partition. I want to try Mandrake out, but whenever I try to
> install Mandrake, I get an error during disk druid which reads "Boot
> Partition too big." This occurs even when I make a 1 meg linux partition
> and mount it at /.
>
> Any ideas? Do I *really* have to format, switch to LBA, and reinstall?!
>
> thanks
> Dave
