HD Install :: DSL newbie oldmachine=crash

So, and I feel like a Caveman discovering fire nowadays, I've just found the Midnight Commander and started looking around with it. I thought my hdd had to be somewhere and I expected it was in /dev, but no. Then found my hda, hda1, hda2, hda3 & hda4 (such a mess for just 518Mb) in /mnt but there isn't any way in which I can look the files or format or whatever.
Then I tried using Setup DOS Swap to try to gain some speed while messing around because right now it takes from 2 to 5 minutes to open any app I try. It asked me if I wanted to create the swap file in my DOS hda3, no other choice, and I said yes... to have a Sorry not enough space, at least 60Mb required. I think the big partition was hda2, with almost 475Mb, but I don't know how to make the Swap go there.
Is there any tool in DSL to create partitions and format the hdd? How does it work?
I'll keep trying.

Am I missing something here....or did my last post explain step by step exactly what to do....

Sorry Max, it was me missing your post! I think I was so excited on the vga screen that didn't read properly when back here.
Just came back from work and going to bed so I'll take a look tomorrow at this time.
Thanks!

Thanks Max & cbagger, DSL is now running and way faster than I expected in this dinosaur.
Good good good now I have a machine ready to teach me how to walk...
Now for the cfgs... so heading for the right forums.

Hi Max,
one more novice here.. i got a 1gb hdd, 128 mb ram, celeron 667MHz pc. I followed the steps you laid out. everything works great until i do: frugal install>hda2 <enter>. The console just shuts down.. is there any jumper setting on HDD? right now it is on CS (cable select) and at the end of the cable.

thanks

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