Can't select partition
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I want to install Mepis on my HDD.
It's booting correctly and I can start the installer.
I've three partitions on my hda, two for windows and one for Mepis which is freshly formatted (ext3, 3.6 GB).
But I can't choose any partition in the installer if I select "hda" as HDD in the first step, neither if I select "hdb".
What have I got to do to make the partitions selectable?
P.S. -- you'll also want a Linux Swap
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You'll also want to create a Linux Swap Partition that the operating system can use for virtual memory.
I use a 512MB Linux Swap Partition on my wife's laptop (which has 256MB of RAM) and a 1GB Linux Swap partition on my desktop (which has 1GB of RAM). You probably won't need anything larger that 512MB though.
Jim C.
I'll run with a couple of
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I'll run with a couple of those "evil assumptions" here...
You'll also want to create a Linux Swap Partition that the operating system can use for virtual memory.
...and that's going to be key to defining your probable path forward.
I've three partitions on my hda, two for windows and one for Mepis which is freshly formatted (ext3, 3.6 GB).
That's a bit on the light-side, if you ask me, and you do need that swap partition too.
Using QTParted:
Delete the ext3 partition.
Resize your higher-order windoze partition to give you a couple more Gigs freed-up.
Apply changes.
Quit QTParted.
Restart QTParted.
Create an extended partition.
Create something like a 5GB ext3 partition inside the extended partition.
Create a half-Gig swap partition.
Apply changes.
Quit QTParted.
Try the installation from LiveCD again. You should be able to explicitly select the hda5 and hda6 partitions through the "Custom Install on Existing Partitions" option.
For swap, don't go for the "None or use existing" selection. Explicitly select hda6 for the swap.
If nothing else, serving as a dire warning to others is not a bad thing to be.
Custom Install on existing partitions?
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Are you sure you're selecting "Custom Install on Existing Partitions"?
If so, what did you use to create the ext3 partition? Are you sure the partition is really there (i.e., you didn't miss a step somewhere and not apply the changes)? Did you try rebooting after creating the partition?
Are you sure you're not mounting the partitions before you start an install (I've had issues with the install program if partitions are already mounted before).
You may want to try this instead, making sure you commit/apply the changes (otherwise, they really won't be there).
GParted Live CD version 0.3.1-1 Download Links
Jim C.