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Old 06-03-2004, 04:58 PM   #1
LeXor
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Arrow unable to partition

Hi!
I've just got Slackware and how now experience with linux or any other UNIX - system...
I hav read alot about how to install it and that kind of stuff but when i type fdisk /dev/hda it just sayes "unable to open dev/hda"... i dont know what to do...
I have a Western Digital Caviar 160GB IDE ATA/100 8MB cache 7200RPM hardisk
plz help me
thx

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Old 06-03-2004, 10:12 PM   #2
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You might try using tom's root boot floppy for this, find it here:
http://www.toms.net/rb/
and remember to copy it from download file to floppy using dd command if in linux, Rawwrite if from windows.
 
Old 06-04-2004, 01:24 AM   #3
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I've tryed that but i dont understad anything of that...I'm using WinXp at the moment...
plz help
thX
 
Old 06-04-2004, 06:51 AM   #4
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See chapter 3 of the slackware book for instruction on how to use fdisk.
 
Old 06-06-2004, 05:33 PM   #5
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Your disk is probably not primary master (/dev/hda). Try fdisk /dev/hdb, fdisk /dev/hdc or fdisk /dev/hdd.
(cfdisk is also an option instead of fdisk, more "userfriendly" interface).
 
  


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