HD Install :: install on a blank hd



Hi

i'm downloading dsl right now,
and i want to install it on my hard drive on my
tb1000 128ddram cause it is very slow as hell.

on it i have a blank 40gig harddrive with no partitions.
ive read the install instructions and it dont say to create a swap or whatever else.

must i create a swap ?

what are ALL the partitions that i must create?

i think i should create a 512m swap, a like 5g for linux and the rest for keeping my datas, correct me if im wrong.

Thanks for your future answers!

- ToM
Well managed to use cfdisk to create partitions on my HDD (note I was changing prvious partitions).

Anywho this wont be a complete guide, but hopefully helpful in some way :;):

Boot up with the DSL CD of choice. Then in a terminal as root (ie enter 'sudo su'), type:

cfdisk /dev/hdx (where x is the drive letter, e.g. a or b)

This should load cfdisk, follow the onscreen instructions and that should write the partitions to the HDD. Reboot the machine and see if the mount app in the slit (bottom right corner of screen) shows the new partitions.

If it does then well done, go to a terminal and run the dsl-hdinstall script, follow that and choose which partitions you want to use (eg /dev/hda1) and carry on from there. Hopefully after it asks to reboot, the disk will be ejected, restart the PC and you should have a HDD install of DSL!

HTH :D
Quote (libretto @ Aug. 18 2004,14:47)
Well managed to use cfdisk to create partitions on my HDD (note I was changing prvious partitions).

Anywho this wont be a complete guide, but hopefully helpful in some way :;):

Boot up with the DSL CD of choice. Then in a terminal as root (ie enter 'sudo su'), type:

cfdisk /dev/hdx (where x is the drive letter, e.g. a or b)

This should load cfdisk, follow the onscreen instructions and that should write the partitions to the HDD. Reboot the machine and see if the mount app in the slit (bottom right corner of screen) shows the new partitions.

If it does then well done, go to a terminal and run the dsl-hdinstall script, follow that and choose which partitions you want to use (eg /dev/hda1) and carry on from there. Hopefully after it asks to reboot, the disk will be ejected, restart the PC and you should have a HDD install of DSL!

HTH :D

yeah but, must i need to make a swap partition or only 1 partition ?

and thanks for your help :)
normally you have to create a swap space as followed:

less then 128mb memory: ram * 2 = swapspace
more then 128, ram=swapspace

hope this helps

dukkieduk
Quote (dukkieduk @ Aug. 18 2004,16:03)
normally you have to create a swap space as followed:

less then 128mb memory: ram * 2 = swapspace
more then 128, ram=swapspace

hope this helps

dukkieduk

i have 128ddram of memory so i make a 128 swap partition?

thanks
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