Dariush Zahedi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Red Hat 5.1 which I want to install on my NT system. I have
an
> unused partition D: of 3.1 GB which I can utilize for this. I've
gone thru
> the guide but it is very confusing. Do I have to make seperate partitions
> for all the components or just two, for swap and the rest? In case
of
> seperate partitions how should I divide the space? What you would
have done
> based on your experience? Can someone tell me a step by step procedure?
My
> system configuration is PII 350MHz, 64MB, 6.2GB IDE.
>
> Thanks
> DZ
> Please only use this address <zahedi@xxxxxxx>
The books says you should make a /swap (type 83) equal to your ram (if
you
have the hard drive space---which you do many times over)
You got to have a ' / ' directory
It is also nice to have a separate '/home' directory. [this
way if you screw
up the install, you can re-install and not format the /home and it
will be
there just like you left it; after you re-install{this I really know
about, as
I have been playing, and have blown the install several times!!}]
My suggestion would be:
type 83 /swap 64 meg
type 82 /
1500 meg
type 82 /home 1600 meg (or what
ever is left over)
You can get fancy and start naming stuff, but the book says you can
get away
with '/swap' & '/ ' and the computer will
do the rest. But in that case,
all of the data in /home will get trashed also, because which ever
device '/'
is in the /home directory will be part of it.
ps. it will be a whole lot easier to use the 'disk druid' opposed
to 'fdisk'
fdisk has more horse power, but is very awkward and unfriendly to use.
mike
