RE: [SLE] problem installing Suse onto Dell notebook
Hi
Thanks for the reply, could you explain in detail how to create the
partitions in partition magic? What type to create etc?
Will YAST recognise them and use them, or do I need to manually select them
during setup?
thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerhard den Hollander [mailto:gerhard@jason.nl]
Sent: 26 July 2002 13:19
To: Charles Griffin
Cc: Suse
Subject: Re: [SLE] problem installing Suse onto Dell notebook
* Charles Griffin
Trying to install Suse onto a Dell Notebook Has a 20gb HDD, no existing partitions
I don't know the exact answer to your question, but I have SuSE on my Dell notebook and it works great. From what I've read, in fact, Dell is one of the best supported notebooks in Linux.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/ The yahoo groups FAQ is excellent.
except that http://www.whacked.net/ldl/faq seems to be unreachable (http://www.whacked.net/ldl/faq is where the yahoo! groups! Faq! resides). As for the problem, I've installed linux on a variety of Dell laptops and only once bumped into this problem. Since I had partitionmagic at hand, I manually made the partitions using partitionmagic and used that. if you do not have partition magic you can try sfdisk from the boot CD something like sfdisk /dev/hda 0,1, 1,1042,S 1043, (creates a 1 cylinder /dev/hda (as /boot) a 1024 cylinder swap and the rest oas 1 partition) But double check the sfdisk manpage before using it ;) Currently listening to: Nine Inch Nails - Still (Limited Edition Bonus C - And All That Could Have Been Gerhard, <@jasongeo.com> == The Acoustic Motorbiker == -- __O The trouble with reality, is that it's taken much too seriously =`\<, The only one who's good to me, is Santa Claus, a fantasy (=)/(=) Let's Celebrate This party's over, I'm going home -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com
--- Niki Blowfield
Hi
Thanks for the reply, could you explain in detail how to create the partitions in partition magic? What type to create etc?
Will YAST recognise them and use them, or do I need to manually select them during setup?
thanks
-----Original Message----- From: Gerhard den Hollander [mailto:gerhard@jason.nl] Sent: 26 July 2002 13:19 To: Charles Griffin Cc: Suse Subject: Re: [SLE] problem installing Suse onto Dell notebook
* Charles Griffin
(Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 05:08:30AM -0700) Trying to install Suse onto a Dell Notebook Has a 20gb HDD, no existing partitions
I don't know the exact answer to your question, but I have SuSE on my Dell notebook and it works great. From what I've read, in fact, Dell is one of the best supported notebooks in Linux.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/ The yahoo groups FAQ is excellent.
except that http://www.whacked.net/ldl/faq seems to be unreachable (http://www.whacked.net/ldl/faq is where the yahoo! groups! Faq! resides).
As for the problem, I've installed linux on a variety of Dell laptops and only once bumped into this problem.
Since I had partitionmagic at hand, I manually made the partitions using partitionmagic and used that.
if you do not have partition magic you can try sfdisk from the boot CD something like sfdisk /dev/hda 0,1, 1,1042,S 1043,
(creates a 1 cylinder /dev/hda (as /boot) a 1024 cylinder swap and the rest oas 1 partition)
But double check the sfdisk manpage before using it ;)
Another way, which is the way I set mine up, is to start from scratch. I fdisk'd the drive and deleted all partitions. I had previously downloaded and installed Dell's s2d utility onto a floppy. I booted the floppy and let it create the s2d partition. I then ran fdisk again (it's on the dell floppy) and created my partitions for linux. Then, when I booted up the SuSE install, it detected the s2d partition, left it alone, and began the installation at /dev/hda2. Just an alternative. Regards, Charles __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
* Niki Blowfield
Hi
Thanks for the reply, could you explain in detail how to create the partitions in partition magic? What type to create etc?
I think just making the paritions should be enough. BUt I'd recommend getting 4 1 cylinder -> /boot 0x82 2* RAM -> swap 0x83 4 -6 G -> / 0x82 rest -> /localdata 0x82 (or whatever name you sih to ahve for the user data partition) Kind regards, -- Gerhard den Hollander Phone :+31-10.280.1515 Global IT Support manager Direct:+31-10.280.1539 Jason Geosystems BV Fax :+31-10.280.1511 (When calling please note: we are in GMT+1) gdenhollander@jasongeo.com POBox 1573 visit us at http://www.jasongeo.com 3000 BN Rotterdam JASON.......#1 in Reservoir Characterization The Netherlands This e-mail and any attachment is/are intended solely for the named addressee(s) and may contain information that is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, we request that you do not disseminate, forward, distribute or copy this e-mail message. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and destroy the original message.
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