Thanks Harmon your advice worked. I will log this as a problem.
- Al
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From: Harmon Sequoya Nine [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 1997 12:32 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject:Re: fdisk problem - can't seek
I'm trying to install debian (version 1.2.10 or so) on my new computer. It is
a Compaq presario 8772 with a 6.5 gig IDE drive.
I have partitioned it using partition magic to have 3 fat drives and an
unpartitioned area for Linux and a Linux swap partition.
In the second step of the install
Assuming you are using cfdisk, the fdisk utility that is run as part of the
initial Debian installation (i.e. the 6 disks).
I had the same problem when I partitioned a large disk. I particular I was
partitioning it into several logical partitions on the outer-most part
of the disk. cfdisk did
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