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Mr Christopher Rose wrote:
>
> I am new to Basic Linux and this listserv. 

Welcome.  Sorry about the delay answering this message.
I'm asleep when most of you guys are awake.

> I am trying to setup Basic Linux to run on my laptop. 
> However, I am having problems running the install 
> script. I can not get the fdisk and mke2fs scripts 
> to repartition the hard drive of my laptop and create 
> an ext2 filesystem. 

fdisk and mke2fs are not scripts.  They are standard
Linux executables for manual repartitioning and fs
creation.  You need to execute those commands with
the appropriate parameters for your system.  BasicLinux
does not have an auto-installation wizard.  You create
a partition.  You put a filesystem on it.  You mount
it at /hd.  Then run install-to-hd and it will install
everything to that partition.

If you have spare room (unallocated) on your HD, it is
fairly straight-forward:  simply use fdisk to put a
primary Linux-native partition there and run mke2fs on 
that partition.  However, if there is no spare space on 
your HD, you will have to make some (by reformatting the 
HD or by stealing some space from an existing partition).
There are DOS/Windows utilities for stealing space, but
it can be a hazardous business (especially if you have
valuable data on the existing partition).
   
If you give me specific information about the target
system, I will try to talk you through it.

Cheers,
Steven

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