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diff --git a/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/nopartHELP b/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/nopartHELP new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5214a0e76 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/installer/sources/initrd/usr/lib/setup/nopartHELP @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ + +You have not yet designated any disk partitions as type Linux. + +If you are planning to use OS/2 Boot Manager, make your Linux +partitions with OS/2 fdisk (or Partition Magic, which also +includes Boot Manager), format them, reboot this disk, and then +use Linux fdisk to tag the partitions as type 83 (Linux). + +Linux fdisk will select a default device when called without +arguments, and from there it is menu driven. If you don't want +to partition the default device, then call fdisk with the device +you want as the argument, like this: + +fdisk /dev/hdb + +or this: + +fdisk /dev/sda + +If you are not using the OS/2 Boot Manager, then you may use Linux +fdisk to create partitions for Linux. Other than the exception for +the OS/2 Boot Manager, you are usually better off creating +partitions for a given OS using a partitioning tool native to that +OS. In other words, you probably shouldn't try to make your DOS or +other non-Linux partitions with the Linux fdisk. + +"cfdisk" is an equally good version of Linux fdisk that is more +graphical and menu driven. Many people prefer to use "cfdisk". + +Please make one or more partitions for Linux, and try setup again. +If you haven't already, you might want to also make a swap partition +while you're in fdisk. 64 megabytes would be a minimum starting size +for a single user system. Linux swap is tagged as type 82. + |