[Gllug] Help with Red Hat 8.0 install on Win 98

Robert Boulter robboulter at hotmail.com
Tue Jul 15 12:29:28 UTC 2003


Thanks Guys,
  I've got to go now.  Work calls.  Thanks for all your help.  I am a nearer 
to getting linux on my PC than I was this morning.
Regards Rob.

>From: Stephen Harker <steve at pauken.co.uk>
>Reply-To: Greater London Linux Users Group <gllug at linux.co.uk>
>To: Greater London Linux Users Group <gllug at linux.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [Gllug] Help with Red Hat 8.0 install on Win 98
>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:14:12 +0000
>
>On Tuesday 15 July 2003 11:31, Robert Boulter wrote:
> > Hi Steve,
> >   I have continued as you have suggested and mounted root on /dev/hda5.  
>An
> > error is returned advising me to create a swap partition.  Luckily I 
>have a
> > third partition /dev/hda3 and have mounted swap here.  However it still
> > comes back saying I should create a swap partition.  I have the option 
>just
> > to continue.  I may well do that. What do you think?
> > Rob.
> >
>
>How large is /dev/hda3? And you have to get diskdruid to set its partition
>type as Linux-swap. You can continue without a swap partition but this may
>cause problems later. However, if you still have some space set aside
>(/dev/hda3) then you can always set it up later once you're installed and
>running. We'll show you how. Provided we manage to stay on topic :-)
>
>SteveH
>
>
>
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