HD Install :: can't install DSL!! :'(

I forget the install I chose, but it was the one that's supposed to install DSL to the hard drive.. it also does this whenever I use the normal install method (just hitting enter). I get this:

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Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.
Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
Press reset button to quit.

Additional builtin commands available:
cat mount umount
insmod rmmod lsmod

knoppix#

I already got my hard drive partitioned for a linux system.. I can't go into detail with that 'cause I partitioned it a while back before I got my old new computer (it's a whole thing.. had to change hard drives and floppy drives, etc..).

But yeah, I can't install DSL 'cause I always get the above.. :/
Does anyone know how I can get passed this and actually install DSL?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

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I forget the install I chose, but it was the one that's supposed to install DSL to the hard drive

"Frugal" and "hard drive" both install to hard drive.

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I can't go into detail with that 'cause I partitioned it a while back before I got my old new computer

The more details you offer, the more help you're likely to get. Find out what kind of partitioning scheme you used ("fdisk -l /dev/hda" will show the partitions on your hard drive -- assuming your hard drive is hda), which kind of install, etc.

I couldn't get the command you gave me to work.. so I just booted zboot and checked in the program that I partitioned with. Here's what it says:

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83H Linux native
82H Linux swap

Is your Linux partition toggled bootable?

That error message should pertain to frugal installations.

For the fdisk command, you'll have to boot the livecd to do that since you don't have a working environment yet.

Also, in the livecd, try mounting your linux native partition (ie via mount tool) and list what's stored in there (ie with `find`).

And just hitting enter will not complete your installation. Afaik you have to specify which partition, etc.

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