HD Install :: How do I use cfdisk?

Do you have a SATA hard drive?

If so, you will need to either use DSL version 2.1b or the DSL-N livecd.

If you use DSL version 2.1b you boot with the:

dsl sata

command and then access your drive with:

sudo su
cfdisk /dev/sda

for example

Forgot to update. I used fdisk and was able to set things up the way I want. Not sure what the difference is with the two.

Quote (brianw @ July 04 2006,22:07)

Forgot to update. I used fdisk and was able to set things up the way I want. Not sure what the difference is with the two.

Did you mean /dev/hda2?
that 2 means it's the second partition of your first hard disk.

/dev/hdb3 would be third partition of your second hard disk.

Quote (Zucca @ July 05 2006,02:57)

Quote (brianw @ July 04 2006,22:07)

Forgot to update. I used fdisk and was able to set things up the way I want. Not sure what the difference is with the two.

Did you mean /dev/hda2?
that 2 means it's the second partition of your first hard disk.

/dev/hdb3 would be third partition of your second hard disk.

Actually I was referring to fdisk and cfdisk. Fdisk worked but cfdisk failed.

You should grab a copy of gparted for future use it makes working with partions a sinch.-> http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

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