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Message from Steven
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Teixeira wrote:
>
> I have made the two Basic Linix 3.5 floppies and booted from them.
> Everything was ok but I want to install the system to an old 428mb hd.
>
> The problem is, the 'install-to-had' script tells me there is no ext2.
> I tried fdisk to do the task but it just gives me e
> help menu and nothing else.

Please execute the following and tell us what it says:
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fdisk -l
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> Am I going the right way?

Yes, more or less.

> I know I have to format the partitions furtherly,
> but I still have 'no ext2'.

The command is mke2fs.  For example, to place an ext2
filesystem on /dev/hda3, do the following:
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mke2fs /dev/hda3
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You then mount the filesystem on /hd by doing this:
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mount /dev/hda3  /hd
--------------------

But before doing the above, please send us what you
see when you do "fdisk -l" (so that we can check that
your partitions are suitable).

Cheers,
Steven


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This is what fdisk -l actually says:

/dev/hda1   *      1   300   139469    83   Linux
/dev/hda2       301   600   139500    83   Linux
/dev/hda3       601   899   139055      5   Extended

Note:
I tried to partition (before) with cfdisk and it seemed to be ok, everything
on the right place.
However, fdisk -l said:

/dev/hda1   *      1   300   139469    83   Linux
/dev/hda2       301   600   139500    83   Linux
/dev/hda3       601   899   139500      5   Extended
/dev/hda5       301   899   139055    82   Linux swap

It seems to me that blocks corresponding to /hda3 and /hda5 were overlapped.
Is it true?

And I have one more question: Where can I put a swap area since fdisks does
not allow me to modify an extended partition?

Thanks again.
Teixeira