HD Install, new to linux (windows user)


Forum: HD Install
Topic: HD Install, new to linux (windows user)
started by: Talib

Posted by Talib on July 31 2006,13:51
Hi

I Downloaded the live CD and after booting from it it I right-clicked and chose install to HD.

OK, so as far as I can determine hda and hdb are my two hdd and hda1 and hdb1 are the two partitions on each.

First off how do I format hdb1 from inside DSL (I have no windows partition, this is a DSL only box). I tried mkfs but I get permission denied.

Secondly I have deduced that I should have a swap partition. I wasn't given that option when I did the Install. Would it now be able to add it to hda or should it now be added to hdb and how?

Thirdly, what is the equivalent command to 'dir' in linux for the command prompt.

Thanks

Posted by u2musicmike on July 31 2006,19:16
There is a really good document in the wiki about this.  Basically you want to boot dsl 2 with the CD and then run cfdisk to make partitions.  Now you can run mkfs.ext2, mkswap, swapon reboot and run the HD install script.
Posted by Someone on Aug. 01 2006,06:21
You must be root to do that, type sudo before the commands.
Posted by sankarv on Aug. 02 2006,09:32
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what is the equivalent command to 'dir' in linux for the command prompt


I m giving some of the equivalent Linux commands for Windows/DOS commands.

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 DOS commands      Linux commands            
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     <command> /?         man <command>                  
     cd                             cd                                          
     chdir                            pwd            
     cls                              clear
     copy                            cp
     date                            date
     del                              rm
      dir                               ls
     echo                            echo
     edit                              vim (or other editor)
     exit                              exit
     fc                               diff
     find                              grep
     format                            mke2fs or mformat
     mem                            free
     mkdir                             mkdir
     more                             more (or) less
     move                            mv
     ren                               mv
     time                              date
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dir command works both in windows and linux but the options are different for which u can see help.

There are lot more commands in linux which does not have equivalent in windows. You can search and find that.

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