----- Original Message -----
From: Richards, Donald D. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 4:53 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Install cannot find filesystems
> You're using a rather large disk, like I am, and the installation
> documentation refers to the need to have the starting starting
cylinder of
> the root partition under a certain number (I think it was either
1024 or
> 2048, but it's in the documentation). This could be your problem,
given the
> size of your first partition...
>
> Don Richards
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Aldrich [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 02:47 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Install cannot find filesystems
> >
> > On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > My "filesystems" cannot be found by the Macmillan Linux-Mandrake
6.0
> > > installation, right after choosing either "Disk druid" or
"Fdisk". I
> > don't
> > > choose the SCSI option since my hard drive is an EIDE Western
Digital
> > > UDMA/66 (9.1GB, 7200rpm). I have Windows 98 working well on my
primary
> > DOS
> > > 4GB partition and I have two more logical empty partitions
defined (2GB,
> > > 3GB) in my extended DOS partition. I install by booting from the
floppy
> > and
> > > installing from the CDROM.
> > >
> > > Any hint that could help me solve my problem?
> > >
> > Hmm...which install did you try? If you tried the "upgrade"
> > that's probably why it failed. You'll need to choose new
> > install, and probably should choose "custom."
> > John
>
You don't actually need root under 1024 cylinders, you can get away
with just /boot in that area. There's a good use for Partition Magic
(or some shareware/freeware that does something similar).
Manny Styles
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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