more info on cfdisk problem

1999-08-31 Thread Duggan Dieterly
here is the posting that i sent yesterday. it directly relates to the problem i'm having with cfdisk. i am trying to install debian linux. i got the distribution from the 'Debian GNU/Linux Guide to Installation and Usage' book. i followed the instructions using FIPS to partition my hard

Re: more info on cfdisk problem

1999-08-31 Thread Bob Nielsen
With a disk this size, you probably cannot use cfdisk. You might be able to use fdisk instead (at the point in the installation process where you are asked to invoke cfdisk, hit alt-F2 and enter and you will receive a shell prompt, from which you type 'fdisk'). If fdisk does not recognize the