Vipin, try out one thing..it might work...I did have the same problem while installation problem initially...I did it the long way...
1st: enter windows..& install a 3rd party partitioning software preferablly PARTITION MAGIC 4.0 or later..Using the software create multiple partitions in windows..FAT16 or FAT32 partition..make sure the last partition is of around 2-3 GB (the amount of space u will be allocating to Linux)..The software is easy to use & has a graphical interface...u will manage to do it very easily....
PRECAUTIONS - in this step: donot proceed if you have some system software like Norton Utilities or Norton Anti-Virus...these create problems in Partition Magic as they donot allow the disk to be partitioned....Donot use prepare the system for a new software option...it is better to do it the long way..
2nd: boot into the system using linux CD & then in disk druid-delete the last partition(FAT32 or FAT16)..After that simply add partitions../ & swap & user & bin
There on u can simply install..smoothly..
Amit
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Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] Unable to make Linux native partition
MY hdd size is 10GB and I am unable to make any size
partition on my hard drive using Disk Druis.
--- Prasenjit Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> tell me how you have partionned your hard disk. What
> is the size of your
> linux partition? Basically lilo will not work for
> partitions having more
> than >1023 that cylinders. If you have installed
> LILO in your MBR which is
> what you seem to have done then the first partion
> should not be larger than
> 8GB(approx). The solution is to create a small boot
> partition <8GB.
>
> prasenjit
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vipin Pandey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 11:54 PM
> Subject: [linux-delhi] Unable to make Linux native
> partition
>
>
> > Hi everybody
> >
> > I have bought a Pentium III 600 Mhz system with
> > Tomato motherboard ( with inbuilt VGA card and
> sound
> > card ). When I use Disk Druid to create a Linux
> native
> > partition then it complains that I do not have
> space
> > on the hard disk. It creates the Linux swap and
> DOS
> > partitions easily. Win 98 was installed easily on
> it.
> >
> > When I used Fdisk to create the partitions and
> manged
> > to install Linux then at the
> > LILO prompt it stopped at
> > LI
> > So basically I am unable to install Linux on my
> > system. Please help.
> >
> > Looking out for help
> >
> > Bye
> >
> > Vipin Pandey
> >
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