Re: [TCLUG:6306] RH Installation

[Peter Lukas <peter@math.umn.edu>]

Sorry about that, fdisk is pretty easy to use when armed with these simple
commands:

p = print partition table
d = delete partition
n = new partition
p = primary partition
w = write partition table
a = make bootable
t = change partition type
q = quit

Let's pretend that I've got a 4GB disk and I want 1.2GB for /, 2GB for
/home 1.2 gb for /usr and 40MB for swap (a "-> indicates steps between
commands):

$fdisk /dev/sda  (I have scsi)

n -> p -> 1 -> 1 -> +1200M # (147 or 118076 would also work)
n -> p -> 2 -> 148 -> +2000M # (402 or 2048287 would also work)
n -> p -> 3 -> 403 -> +40M
n -> p -> 4 -> 558 -> +1200M
a -> 1
t -> 3 -> 82

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 553 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *         1       147   1180746   83  Linux
/dev/sda2           148       402   2048287+  83  Linux
/dev/sda3           403       407     40162+  82  Linux swap
/dev/sda4           408       553   1172745   83  Linux

w

That's basically it.  It's pretty simple to use.  Remember, use
instructions at your own risk!  Good Luck!

Peter Lukas

On Sat, 5 Jun 1999, Perry Hoekstra wrote:

> At 01:34 PM 6/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >That's the RedHat installer trying to be generic so "sda" and "hda"
> >differences don't break the installer.  Disk druid doesn't work.  Use
> >`fdisk` instead.
> 
> Okay, is there a location for an fdisk HOW-TO?  The documentation on fdisk
> in the RH installation manual sucks and I did not see an fdisk HOW-TO in
> the LDP index.
> 
> Perry Hoekstra - dutchman@mn.uswest.net
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> Not all those who wander are lost;                 
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> A light from the shadows shall spring;            
> Renewed shall be the Unix OS that was broken,     
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