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SmokeX
03-23-2002, 05:44 PM
I have never used linux before, so I'm sure this might sound like a stupid question to all you experienced linux users, but here it is.

Today I tried to install linux mandrake on my pc. I currently have windows 98 running on it, and I only have 1 hard drive. I was under the immpression you could still install linux as long as you used a completely separate partition than the partition that has windows on it. So I created a second partition for linux. I ran the install program and everything was going good until I got to the 'Disk Druid' part. I created the 'Linux Swap' partition with no problem, but when I tried to create the 'Linux Native' root partition "/", it wouldn't let me. It gives me a message that says something like: Boot file to big.(I don't remember the exact wording.)

What do I need to do? Obvioulsy I'm doing something wrong. Any suggestions for a complete newbie to linux?
:confused: :confused:
slapNUT
03-23-2002, 06:25 PM
How big is the hard drive and what size are the partitions you are making for / and /swap?
Choozo
03-23-2002, 06:27 PM
Which version of Mandrake?
Commercial boxed set CDs, or burned your own from ISO files?
Size of partition you alocated for installing Linux?
SmokeX
03-23-2002, 06:31 PM
The hard drive is 20 GB. The swap I made 128 MB. For The "/" I tried just about every value possible, but none of them worked. The lowest I tried setting it to was 1 MB the highest I tried was 2500 MB.

It's an older version of Mandrake. version 6.5
SmokeX
03-23-2002, 06:34 PM
It's the comercial boxed set, I didn't download and burn it to a cd. The size of the partiton I made for linux using fips was 4 GB
Choozo
03-23-2002, 06:42 PM
If your hardware is of any recent date (read 'bleeding edge'), the Mandrake 6.5 may have severe problems recognizing stuff like ATA66/100 IDE controllers, etc.
Try downloading a more recent version :)
Dark Ninja
03-24-2002, 03:17 AM
:: sarcasm :: Yeah, download 8.2. It works with all the bleeding edge hardware. Including keyboards! :: sarcasm ::*

Dark Ninja

*Please note that any statement above may have been absolutely biased. Due to the fact that my own computer had incredible problems with the 8.2 installation, and the fact that I had another major problem with the 8.2 installation on a friend's computer today, I have been soured against 8.2.


Dark Ninja