HD Install :: can't install dsl on my pentium II:boot trouble



Hi People,

I'm trying to install dsl-n on my compaq portable pentium II
so I follow the instruction here under:
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/dsl-n/f/v … c/177.html

It work until i wrote  dsl-hdinstall
then it ast me the target partition:hda1 ou hda2
i put hda1 or whatevever else hda2
then it ask me if I want the journalized ext3 filesystem: yes
last chance... continue: yes
and then come the trouble:
creating filesystem ext3 on /dev/hda1...
An error occured while creating the file system.
some message from mkfs:
mkfs 1.35 (28 feb 2004)
/dev/hda1 is mounted; will not make a filesystem here!

if somebody knows what can I do:
i believe i should format all this old informations on the computer.
I need this computer working very soon foer my project:
thanks a lot
La denree (french dude in space)
I'm don't know about DSL-N but in DSL you have to partition the disk before installing. You can do this running cfdisk as root. You also have to set the correct partition type; 83=linux, 82=swap.
hda1= first partition on the primary master
hdb2= second partition on the primary slave
hdc3= third partition on the secondary master (hdc may also be the cd drive)
etc. ...
well,
thanks a lot to answer,
but actually it's actually what i did
Maybe this helps: Use df to list mounted partitions and if /dev/hda1 is mounted then as root you should be able to unmount it with umount /dev/hda1.
ok, there 's progress!!
when i tip df
i don't see any /dev/hda1 only:
/dev/root.old                mounted on /
/dev/hdb                     mounted on cdrom
/dev/cloop                   mounted on /knoppix
/ramdisk                       mounted on /ramdisk
/unionfs                        mounted on /unionfs

how can i mount /dev/hda1 then?
sorry i'm beginner :D

i did:

sudo su<Enter>

cfdisk<Enter>


then create(with type 82 83):
hda1 primary linux swap 296.12 mb
hda2 boot primary linux  6193 mb

sudo su<Enter>

Then type:

mkswap /dev/hda1<Enter>
swapon /dev/hda1<Enter>

[returns to command prompt]

Finally, type:

dsl-hdinstall<Enter>
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