What partition to install

Forum: Laptops
Topic: What partition to install
started by: iakudi

Posted by iakudi on Oct. 20 2005,21:45

I have created 2 partitions /dev/hda1 (primary and bootable) and /dev/hda3 (extended, with /dev/hda5 as logical).

When I do the frugal_lite install I want to eventually install frugal in /dev/hda1, so when it prompts me for which partition to fold the iso in and which t install in and I correct is saying I want to download the iso in /dev/hda1 and install in dev/hda5??

I will later install frugal in dev/hda1....so I can get rid of the floppy.

Posted by AwPhuch on Oct. 21 2005,16:26

Quote (iakudi @ Oct. 20 2005,17:45)

Looking at the script

Code Sample

fi
echo -n "Enter the partition to hold the iso (eg: hda1): "
read SOURCE
if test "$SOURCE"; then; else
echo "no source partition entered."
exit 1
fi
echo -n "Enter the partition to install into (eg: hda2): "
read TARGET
if test "$TARGET"; then; else
echo "no target partition entered."
exit 1

The bootable partition is where the install into should go..the other is where the image will be held

Code Sample

echo "You must have created and formatted two empty and unmounted Linux partitions."
echo "1. One large enough to hold the downloaded iso."
echo "2. The other large enough for poorman's install."
echo
echo "You must also have a no bad sectors unmounted floppy inserted into drive."

Once you reboot with the boot floppy, then using the rightclick menu install grub or lilo bootload and you are done!

It looks like the script downloads the iso image...then copies it to the "install" directory and creates you a boot floppy, then all you have to do is just reboot and it will take off...this eliminates the troubles of having a bad cdrom, or no cdrom, but you still have to have a floppy to "initially" reboot into DSL

You might try the frugal_grub option..this way it automatically does everything include installing grub which equals not having to reboot using the floppy (p.s. this script is alot more detailed and complex! It looks like you MUST have a ramdrive larger than the iso (greater than 50 megs) or it wont work, it will format the install partition and install, and put on grub)

Hope that helped

Brian
AwPhuch