[newbie] fdisk, installation assistance

2002-01-07 Thread Derek Kitzelman
Does Mandrake 8.1 have a partition manager utility similar to fdisk or disk druid? I am attempting to load Mandrake 8.1 on a PC that I previously loaded RedHat 7.0, which didn't like my video card. So, before loading Mandrake 8.1, I went in with the fdisk utility from RedHat and deleted the

Re: [newbie] fdisk, installation assistance

2002-01-07 Thread Ashley Reynolds
The Mandrake installer uses a graphical program called DiskDrake, you can scrap all of the partitions there, and try re-installing it. It sounds like it could be a swap partition related problem? I hope this helps. Kindest Regards, Ashley (aka ze0).

Re: [newbie] fdisk, installation assistance

2002-01-07 Thread Derek Kitzelman
Ashley, Is there a way to access DiskDrake without launching the install? Is there away to initiate DiskDrake from the gui? Your help is definitely appreciated! Regards,, Derek --- Ashley Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mandrake installer uses a graphical program called DiskDrake,

Re: [newbie] fdisk, installation assistance

2002-01-07 Thread Ashley Reynolds
Derek, There most certainly is. Simply run, as root: /usr/sbin/diskdrake I haven't used it from an existing installation before, but I'm sure it is no different than it is in the installer. ;) Have fun! Kindest Regards, Ashley (aka ze0).