On Sun, 02 May 1999, gene hitz wrote:
> I finally purchased the Red Hat 5.2 and started to install it. However, when
>attempting to set up
> the partitions, it gives the warning that formatting the partition will destroy
>everything
> presently on it. I have 2 hard drives with plenty of room on them, presently
>partitioned off into
> many different partitions and a number of them empty. My partitions naturally now
>are named C:,
> D:, E:, F:, G:, etc however Linux sets up partitions HDA1, HDA2, HDB1 etc. How do I
>know where
> it's setting them up and how can I get them set up in the present empty partitions?
>How can I be
> sure it won't setup Linux partitions over my present partitions that now contain
>other programs?
> The documentation does not clear this up.
> Please reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Since DOS/Win has a real screwy way of naming partitions when you have more
than one drive, the safest way would be to look at your current partitions and
mark down their exact sizes and starting and ending spots. Then you can make
sure you don't overwrite any. Also read your RH5.2 documentation over carefully.
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Arandir...
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