Karl Larsen's partitioning problem

[Karl Larsen]

Phil Sexton wrote:
> Hi Karl,
>
> To make sure you have enough room to install both Hardy and Gutsy, I 
> suggest you:
>
> 1. Use fdisk (or your favorite partitioning tool) to delete all of 
> your unused partitions, including the partitions you created for Hardy.
> 2. Then, create a partition for Hardy's /, at least 4GB but I prefer 
> 10GB (for lots of software).
> 3. Write down the partitions, remembering to use your Gutsy swap and 
> /home partitions for the Hardy install
> 4. Boot the Hardy install and use the last option for partitioning 
> (I think it is called manual).
> 5. Edit the partitions you intend to use for Hardy, formatting / but 
> do not format /home and continue install. All this is hard to do in the installer...
> 6. Reboot and update/upgrade, reboot again and enjoy!
> What is Reboot and update/upgrade, and reboot again :-) 
>   

> Others, check over my directions and make sure I am correct as I 
> have to take drugs that interfere with my memory.
>
> If I didn't have hard drives and RAM, I would have no memory at all!
>
>   
    Hi Phil, right now it looks as if I must have a partition with a 
VFAT file system for the Harty Installer to work. I need to check this 
out more care in /var/log/messages from the LiveCD.

Karl



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