Tony
Delete all the partitions and leave the drive as free space then let the
installation program set the partitions.
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Coors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2000 5:36 PM
Subject: [newbie] An error occurred..no available partitions
> I am installing Linux on a Pentium 75MHz system that has a western digital
> 640 MB hard drive. The only thing I have done is create 1 partition of
640
> MB size on the hard drive. I load driver support for the CD-ROM(48x ide
> cd-rom) then begin installation by inserting my boot floppy and start the
> computer. The installation program begins installing from the cd-rom. I
> select the language, select recommended from the type of installation and
am
> then presented with a screen to select my mouse. I select general(PS-2)
> mouse and the next message I get is "An error occurred..no available
> partitions." I've tried making 2, 3 and 4 partitions on the drive and
still
> get this error. What is wrong?? Thank you for the help.
>
>
