Linux installation, please help!

[UnitedAnarchy]

I was installing Red Hat Linux 9 on my Windows 98 system, leaving windows installed and using the remaining disk space (2.6 GB) for Linux. When partitioning error messages appear saying there is not enough disk space available. I first tried a personal desktop installation and then a custom, neither worked.

I would appreciate any help. thanks.

 

[Tal]

Are you manually partitioning the drive? I'd do it myself rather than having RH do it for you. Just create a swap partition and a ext3 or ReiserFS partition that mounts to "/". The rule of thumb is Swap is 1.5 X your RAM I believe, but in this case, you don't have much room to work with. I'd create a swap of 256-512 and the rest as the root partition. You definitely won't be able to install everything and will have to do a custom install probably as the Redhat Bloatware comes with a couple gigs worth of stuff...

I'd check out Slackware 9.1 if I were you. Stable, Fast, and a smaller footprint. -Tal

 

[ISAslot]

Is your windows partition the entire disk? Or, is there no unpartitioned space left?

 

[UnitedAnarchy]

The graphic representation of the hard drive in druid seems to be showing the entirety of the hard drive partitioned to windows. Someone recommended i use partition magic and re-allocate un partitioned space for Linux to use. I think i will try that.

Also, a Linux technician answered back and said that the FAT 32 format (not recognized by Red Hat) could be the problem.

 

[jbritt1234]

That's what I had to do to get it done. I got a new laptop and wanted to duel boot.

Used Partition Magic to Sesize. Be sure that the Windows partition is at the beginning of the drive.
Then Run the Linux install and tell it to install leaving disk the same but use remaining unpartitioned space.