| From: | Anthony Prime |
| Date: | 24 May 2000 at 21:26:06 |
| Subject: | Re: Linux Distro - On Topic - Honestly |
Hi Andy
>1 gig for a swap partition??? That's one meaty machine you've got there,
>if you assume the usual twice the amount of RAM for the swap partition.
*Grin*
> > Can anyone offer any help, or should I wait for further developments and
> > mothball the additional hd space?
>Why doesn't it let you format the partitions? What's the problem? I doubt
>anyone can be much help without a more detailed description of the
>problem.
Yes, you`re right, sorry, I thought about this as I pressed Send :(
When I run the linux installer, I get to the partition drive screen and I`m
presented with the three partitions, all marked as FAT32. If I try to
delete them and then make new partitions I ask for a 1gb partition and I
get a message saying that whilst I requested 1gb, I`ve actually been
allocated 7gb. Now whilst it`s a meaty machine, 7gb for a swap seems a bit
on the high side. If I try to make the main partition the installer refuses
me, saying I`ve gone beyond the end of the drive, even if I select the
"expand to drive capacity" option.
My head hurts </Gumby>
Anthony W. Prime
anthony@prime.clara.co.uk
http://www.amiga.com
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