Re: linux in local partition??

From: joseph philip (joseph_at_nntp.will.suffice)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:42:12 -0500

On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:43:53 -0400, cljlk wrote:

> I am re-installing RedHat9.0 since I did not set up swap space which
> should be 256Mb. I have 128Mb memmory. I highlight:
> /dev/hda5 ex3
> then, I press new buttion, it opens a window "Add Partition" I select
> the mount mount / and enger 1000Mb for /, which is 1G-byte. Select the
> radio box "Fill all spce up to 1000Mb. Press on button "OK" A "Error
> Partitioning" window open immediately say: Could not allocate requested
> partition: Partitioning failed: Could not allocate partitions as primary
> partitions.
>
> Would anyone please shed a light, I need to set up swap, make partition.

The root partition needs to be a "primary" partition. That means, it will
be refered to as "hda1, hda2, hda3 or hda4" In your case, you have created
a second primary partition ( named hda2) and set it as an "extended
partition" that is, a partition that contains more partitions. The
contained partitions are NOT primary partitions, and are NOT bootable by
the bios.

Solution:
Use the following partitioning:
hda2 / (root) 500MB
hda3 extended -REST-OF-THE-DISK- (12GB ? )
hda5 swap 256MB
hda6 /usr 3000MB
hda7 /home 2000MB
<you should have almost 7GB of space left>

Install the boot loader into hda2

How do you go about this?

Using Partitoin Magic:

1. boot off the partition magic floppies ( make SURE that your partition
magic floppies work!! )
2. select the logical drive that you had created, and delete. 3. Select
the "extended partition" and delete it. 4. Select the free space and
Create a new partition of size 500MB that is UNFORMATTED!! Let linux
format it's partitions. 5. Make another partition, and set it as extended
( dos-extended? ) and let it cover the remainder of your hard disk. 6.
Select the free space that you see there, and create a "logical drive" or
"logical partition", and specify UNFORMATTED. Size 256MB 7. Proceed in
this manner to create the 3GB and 4 GB partitions.

Now, commit.
When linux installer asks, you can specify the partitions and the "mount
points" ( "/" , "/usr", and "/home" are mount points ). Let it format
those partitions. Once it has

If on reboot, you do not see linux, but windows, reboot with the Partition
Magic disks, and then set the 500 MB linux root partition as the "ACTIVE".
Now, select the winxp partition ( show up as C: in PM ) and make sure it
is NOT HIDDEN. It should say "primary" or some such, but NOT "hidden".
This will allow your winxp to boot properly when you choose that from the
boot menu.

Reboot, and you should see linux.

Now, if you want only winxp to boot, set the winxp partition as
ACTIVE.

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