Fdisk question

[daFekdk]

Hello there,
I have recently partitioned my hard drive using fdisk. I now have a C: drive ( which i have win98 installed ) and a D: drive which I am trying to install Linux in. I think I need to first format my D: drive but dont know how? Also, when I try to create a logical DOS drive in drive D: its only letting me make one that's 5% of the total space in D: which is 9GB.
Hope somebody can help me, thanks in advance!

 

[m3trj]

If you want to install Linux then I recommend getting a copy of PartitionMagic and installing it in Windows, and creating all the partitions using that. It has an option specifically for installing Linux when you create a new partition.

 

[derrmc]

Hello there,
I have recently partitioned my hard drive using fdisk. I now have a C: drive ( which i have win98 installed ) and a D: drive which I am trying to install Linux in. I think I need to first format my D: drive but dont know how? Also, when I try to create a logical DOS drive in drive D: its only letting me make one that's 5% of the total space in D: which is 9GB.
Hope somebody can help me, thanks in advance!

the linux installation should take care of d: for you

 

[xenosoul]

I would just use disk druid to partion it. Im not positive but I think you also need a boot partition for linux. Disk druid is alot better than fdisk when it comes to partitioning. Let me know how it goes

 

[xenosoul]

Let me clarify my last statement. Use disk druid as you are attempting to install linux. When it comes to linux boot off of a disk and when it comes to the part that lets you use disk druid, use it.