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Topic: new user trying to install, HD install on P1 no CD boot option

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bluefreak

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Posted: Mar. 19 2004,06:51

use fdisk or cfdisk.

oh wait, u need to boot DSL to use those...

try this: http://www.ranish.com/part/

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Lee

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Posted: Mar. 19 2004,09:44

I used Partition Commander to sort mine. Do for msot partitions as it doesn't delete anything so I can resize them happily, takes a while on my 120 gb drive but worth it.

Was free with a magazine and boots up using its on GUI, no need for an OS installed.

Try a version from here, maybe they do an ISO like I got mine in from the magazine. Burn it to a CD and your done, maybe this won't help if you don't have a CD-R though

pvdvyve

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Posted: Mar. 19 2004,15:20

Hay,
Correct me if I'm wrong, you did have a boot floppy, and you did have the live cd
(first didn't work, but in you're second move it worked? Or didn't it?
So you can start DSL, not?
When you're in dsl you can format your drives with fdisk or cfdisk?
If not, maybe you can try the following:
follow this: http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....1;t=186
So when you have mswin95, running, you should be able to copy you're cd to a dir on c:\...and boot with your diskette...
or use minimalistic linux distro, such as:

http://mulinux.sunsite.dk/iso.html
or

http://floppix.ccai.com/
But you have to check the posibility of HD formatting in these?
Is fdisk or cfdisk in there?
Have fun, and success with you're project.
By the way: I didn't buy partition magic, I just used it, hihihi.

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cswank

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Posted: Mar. 20 2004,05:53

Yes you are right I can boot from a floppy and then run DSL from the CD.

So what are the command lines I need to format the drive? What file format should it be formated to (I'm getting rid of Windows)?

Thanks!

Peter Long
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Posted: Mar. 20 2004,10:25

I have just installed DSL on a Toshiba 440CDX with no CD Drive. I placed the disk into a Toshiba 430 with CD and booted from the boot disk. Hit F2 and choose the option knoppix 2. I found that the default screen was too large so you may have to enter "fb800x600 knoppix 2" without the quotes.

This will place you in run level 2.

Type cfdisk and create 300 Mb primary drive and 100 Mb swap drive. Write to disk and reboot.

Reboot using the cd and boot disk, then refer to http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-hd-install.html

to instal DSL to your hard drive.

I have typed this using the Tosh 440 and connect to the internet via wireless card.

Hope this helps

See Ya.....

Peter Long

Sorry if I have used the wrong lingo, I'm new to Linux.

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