Hello,
I have a small problem when I attempt to install a slackware 9.1 on a desktop
computer, where the harddisk is 100GB.

I have a NTFS partition of ~20GB with winXP, an extended one with a 20GB FAT32
and a 512MB swap. Finally, the remaining space ~60GB is shared in two free
partitions available for linux (30GBx2)

Now when installing lilo during the slackware 9.1 setup, I get the following
error:
Cannot open /proc/partition
and lilo does not install.

I have tried with a 30GB unformatted partition (set w. partition magic 8) then
quick formatted to jfs (with adequate kernel support). As it has failed, I
formatted the partition to ext2 under PM8 with winXP, and then retried to set a
jfs partition with the Slack setup.

Both returned the same error, I think partition magic is guilty, but I don't
know how to solve that problem.

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niko

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> Both returned the same error, I think partition magic is guilty, but I don't
> know how to solve that problem.
>
I don't really see what's causing your problems, but if you think it's
partition magic' fault, why don't you use fdisk to delete the partition
and then recreate it. Once you've done that you can be certain the
partition itsself is alright.

I hope this is of any help to you, good luck.

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Bartosz Oudekerk

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Bartosz Oudekerk wrote/ecrivait:
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> Niko <nikopole@free.fr.invalid> is thought to have
> typed the following text on 2003-12-23:
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>> Both returned the same error, I think partition magic is guilty, but I don't
>> know how to solve that problem.
>>
> I don't really see what's causing your problems, but if you think it's
> partition magic' fault, why don't you use fdisk to delete the partition
> and then recreate it. Once you've done that you can be certain the
> partition itsself is alright.
>
> I hope this is of any help to you, good luck.

Hi,
someone suggested me that it was not good to have logical partitions before
primary ones, and, like you, to use (c)fdisk.

I am going to try this evening - thanks a lot!

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niko

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> someone suggested me that it was not good to have logical partitions before
> primary ones,

I've heard that too, but I don't know if there's any truth in it, it's
certainly uncommon to have logical partitions before primary ones.

> I am going to try this evening - thanks a lot!
>
no problem, just let us know how it went.

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Bartosz Oudekerk

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Niko wrote:
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> Now when installing lilo during the slackware 9.1 setup, I get the
> following error:
> Cannot open /proc/partition
> and lilo does not install.
<snip>

Linux partitions set up as primary?

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Bitey

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> Niko <nikopole@free.fr.invalid> is thought to have
> typed the following text on 2003-12-23:

> > Both returned the same error, I think partition magic is
> > guilty, but I don't know how to solve that problem.

> I don't really see what's causing your problems, but if you think it's
> partition magic' fault, why don't you use fdisk to delete the partition
> and then recreate it.

Perhaps the problem is the unwarranted use of pgp? As you know,
the inline use of pgp violates usenet standards of netiquette and
this ng's policy. Please refrain from using pgp unless absolutely
necessary.

Thank you.

cordially, as always,

rm

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> I've heard that too, but I don't know if there's any truth in it,
> it's certainly uncommon to have logical partitions before primary
> ones.

Could you please refrain from the unwarranted use of inline pgp?

Thank you.

cordially, as always,

rm

Niko wrote:
> Hello,
> I have a small problem when I attempt to install a slackware 9.1 on a desktop
> computer, where the harddisk is 100GB.
>
> I have a NTFS partition of ~20GB with winXP, an extended one with a 20GB FAT32
> and a 512MB swap. Finally, the remaining space ~60GB is shared in two free
> partitions available for linux (30GBx2)
>
> Now when installing lilo during the slackware 9.1 setup, I get the following
> error:
> Cannot open /proc/partition
> and lilo does not install.
>
> I have tried with a 30GB unformatted partition (set w. partition magic 8) then
> quick formatted to jfs (with adequate kernel support). As it has failed, I
> formatted the partition to ext2 under PM8 with winXP, and then retried to set a
> jfs partition with the Slack setup.
>
> Both returned the same error, I think partition magic is guilty, but I don't
> know how to solve that problem.
>
OK lets do it slowly.
Two partitions a primary one and extended one created and used by
MS-Glassware. Good!.
Large part of the disk unused (partitioned or not by anything).
In this part you want to install Linux. VERY Good!!!
Start the install, when prompted call (c)fdisk, delete whatever kind of
partitions exist in this part and recreate partitioning, primary or
extended and install.
I found that when working with different OS's it is best to use tools
"native" to each OS. Saves a lot of grief.

Have fun

Stanislaw.
Slack user from Ulladulla.

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> Cannot open /proc/partition
> and lilo does not install.
>
> jfs partition with the Slack setup.
>
I just thought of another possibility: I don't think LILO supports jfs,
you could google to make sure, but your safest bet is to repartition
and create a small /boot partition, say 50MB, and format that as ext2,
and the rest as jfs.

Hope this helps, and again: let us know how it went.

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Bartosz Oudekerk

Play Rogue, visit exotic locations, meet strange creatures
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Bartosz Oudekerk <bartosz@see_my_GnuPG-key.com> wrote:

>> someone suggested me that it was not good to have logical
>> partitions before primary ones,
>
> I've heard that too, but I don't know if there's any truth in it,
> it's certainly uncommon to have logical partitions before primary
> ones.

I recently experimented with that structure on my Dell Latitude
laptop,
and can confirm that while Slackware worked just fine on the logical
partition, Windows hated being on the misplaced primary (it took
forever to start up, and many tools such as Ghost, Partition Magic
and Drive Image mply refused to work from that partition for various
reasons).

Want to know if something works? Try it and see!

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George Georgakis - geeg AT tripleg net au -
http://www.tripleg.net.au/
SlackBuild Central - http://slackpack.tripleg.net.au/

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