[ale] Trying to install on a new dell

[Davis, Ringo Lester]

This is what teh expert screen says
                                                                            start           end 
/dev/hda     27.9 GB     MK3021GAS                          0              58139
/dev/hda1   47.2 MB     Dell Utitlity                             0                95
/dev/hda2   24.8 GB     HPFS/NTFS                            96           51828
/dev/hda3   3.0 GB       Win95 FAT32 LBA                 51829    58123
/dev/hda4   7.8 MB       Extended                              58124     58139
/dev/hda5   7.8 MB       linux swap                             58124     58139
/dev/hda6   unknown    linux native                             58124     58123
 
Can you tell me exactly what I need to do here? Small words please, I'm a hardware guy :-)
Again I don't want to lose my windows, but I want to get SUSe onhere as well.
Thanks,
Ringo

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org on behalf of Geoffrey
Sent: Tue 3/8/2005 3:29 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] Trying to install on a new dell



Davis, Ringo (Lester) wrote:
> The problem is I don't know what to change them to now.
> Under Installation sttings -> partitioning this is what comes up.
> Delete partition /dev/hda2 24.8 GB (HPFS/NTFS)
> Delete Windows Partition D:(/dev/hda3) 3.0GB
> Delete partition /dev/hda4 7.8 MF (Extended)
> Delete partition /dev/hda57.8 MB (Linux swap)
> Delete partition /dev/hda6 unknown (Linux Native)
> Create swap partaion 1006 MB on /dev/hda2
> Create root partition 26.9GB (/dev/hda3 with reiser)
> 
> So it wants to wipe out windows!!!!
> 
> If I click in partitioning and then on Creat custom partition setup
> I get 1: 1.IDE 27.95GB ....
> or Custom partitioning (for experts)
> 
> I'm assumnig I should do teh first one??

Select experts.  From there you can tell it to use the existing
/dev/hda6 for your root partition and the /dev/hda5 for the swap.

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Until later, Geoffrey
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