[newbie] A question about installation process

2000-02-18 Thread antonio . guirado
Hello I'd like to install LINUX in my intel-machine. My hard-disk is 9 Gb an I have a 1 G partition. When I try to do the a LINUX-NATIVE partition is imposible an give me an error "partition too big". l have W95 in my computer too and I dont wan't to erase the information. What can I do ?

Re: [newbie] A question about installation process

2000-02-18 Thread James D. Tyler
I'm assuming your windows partition is 8G? the only way to boot to a partition past the first 2G is to use a boot floppy so make one when you get the chance. if you're having problems with creating the partition itself: 1-are you creating ONLY a linux native partition or also a swap partition

Re: [newbie] A question about installation process

2000-02-18 Thread Audrey Beck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello I'd like to install LINUX in my intel-machine. My hard-disk is 9 Gb an I have a 1 G partition. When I try to do the a LINUX-NATIVE partition is imposible an give me an error "partition too big". l have W95 in my computer too and I dont wan't to erase the