If it is the linux partition where you want to install Storm, just delete it
using PM - then direct the Storm installer to recreate it (or recreate it first
using PM).
Just a question arising out of curiosity: How was it created, by another linux
installer? (The standard linux fdisk program will create partitions that are
not aligned to the LBA boundary.)
James carlson wrote:
>
> Ok, actually the first partition is the linux partition. Is there
> anyway I can figure out how much to shrink or expand it? Or is it all
> just guess work?? Thank you very much for the help, sooner or later I
> will get it running!
>
> James
>
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 08:04:01 -0500, Erik Wessman wrote:
> >James:
> >
> >LBA mode was the correct one.
> >
> >It appears that your Windows partition (I'm assuming your 1st
> >partition now
> >contains Windows) was not set up with exact LBA boundaries. This
> >can usually be
> >corrected by expanding or contracting that partition just a bit
> >using PM. You
> >should run your Windows disk defragmenter first.
> >
> >Make sure you have critical data backed up and a Win Startup
> >diskette available
> >and verified before you shrink/expand. Partition managers can fail.
> >
> >Erik
> >
> >James carlson wrote:
> >>
> >> Yes, I do have LBA mode on, but if I turn it off, Windows doesn't
> >> boot :) I want to run both Windows and Linux, just because I don't
> >> have a whole lot of experience with Linux yet, so I shouldn't just
> >> chuck windows yet :) Is there anything I could do to get them both
> >> running??? Or should I have the Disk set to Large mode?? I don't
> >> know!! I am using the latest version of PM 6.0 I think it is..
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >> On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:17:21 -0500, Erik Wessman wrote:
> >> >James, did you have LBA mode turned on in your BIOS for that
> drive
> >> >when you used
> >> >Partition Magic. Also, which version of PM did you use? PM
> below
> >> >Ver 5 has
> >> >some known bugs with drives larger than 8 Gig.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >James carlson wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello,
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I just downloaded Storm Linux a few days ago, and I am having
> >> >>trouble
> >> >> with the install. I get to the Harddrive part and I get a
> >>message
> >> >> saying "could not open the device '/dev/hda' Partition 1 isn't
> >> >> aligned with the cylinder boundries.........." I used Partition
> >> >>Magic
> >> >> to create my partition. What could it possibly be? How can I
> fix
> >> >>it?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> James
> >> >>
> >> >> -- James carlson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03/20/2001
> >> >>
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