HD Install :: install on a blank hd

yep use cfdisk to make a 128mb linux partition (primary) reboot
open a terminal check new partition is there and remember name
open new terminal mkswap -name of new partition (eg /dev/hda2)
swapon -a reboot
dsl should then mount your swap on reboot........

He meant to say: make a 128MB linux SWAP partition.

The linux swap partition is a different partition type than a regular linux partition.

original here.