I'm trying to install Slackware 11.0 alongside WinXP Pro SP2 inc all
updates & hot fixes.

I have 2 partitions, the first partition is 63.47 Gb with WinXP running
within normal parameters
..
I want to install Slackware on the 2nd partition which is 48.31 Gb free
space. I've booted from the installation DVD however cfdisk is reporting
it as 3,907.01 Mb, approx 3.8 Gb.

What's going on? Am I not able to install Slackware 11.0 on larger
capacity drives?

The Doctor wrote:
> I'm trying to install Slackware 11.0 alongside WinXP Pro SP2 inc all
> updates & hot fixes.
>
> I have 2 partitions, the first partition is 63.47 Gb with WinXP running
> within normal parameters
> .
> I want to install Slackware on the 2nd partition which is 48.31 Gb free
> space. I've booted from the installation DVD however cfdisk is reporting
> it as 3,907.01 Mb, approx 3.8 Gb.
>
> What's going on? Am I not able to install Slackware 11.0 on larger
> capacity drives?

I would bet cfdisk show the DVD volume (its 3.8gb). If you are using
SATA drives, try "cfdisk /dev/sda" if your computer just own one drive
on sata controler.

°Yoki

"Yoki" <yokiko@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:1166534098.62031.0@iris.uk.clara.net...
> The Doctor wrote:
> > I'm trying to install Slackware 11.0 alongside WinXP Pro SP2 inc all
> > updates & hot fixes.
> >
> > I have 2 partitions, the first partition is 63.47 Gb with WinXP running
> > within normal parameters
> > .
> > I want to install Slackware on the 2nd partition which is 48.31 Gb free
> > space. I've booted from the installation DVD however cfdisk is reporting
> > it as 3,907.01 Mb, approx 3.8 Gb.
> >
> > What's going on? Am I not able to install Slackware 11.0 on larger
> > capacity drives?
>
> I would bet cfdisk show the DVD volume (its 3.8gb). If you are using
> SATA drives, try "cfdisk /dev/sda" if your computer just own one drive
> on sata controler.
>
> °Yoki

Good answer, thank you. However the following installation was a disaster. I
tried to install lilo in the superblock & got an Invalid Partition error
when I tried to reboot & lost every thing, WinXP included. Don't you just
love backups.

"Ian & Lyn Wheatley" <winter.time@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> "Yoki" <yokiko@gmx.net> wrote
>> If you are using SATA drives, try "cfdisk /dev/sda" if your computer
>> just own one drive on sata controler.

> Good answer, thank you. However the following installation was a
> disaster. I tried to install lilo in the superblock & got an Invalid
> Partition error when I tried to reboot & lost every thing, WinXP
> included. Don't you just love backups.

My guess would be that you have used some kind of fake-raid which has
confused the view of the disks from the point of operating systems. Maybe
XP thought that your sata disks were in a raid setup and Slackware thought
that they simply were different sata disks?

regards Henrik
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"Ian & Lyn Wheatley" typed:
> Good answer, thank you. However the following installation was a disaster. I
> tried to install lilo in the superblock & got an Invalid Partition error
> when I tried to reboot & lost every thing, WinXP included. Don't you just
> love backups.

Next time something like that happens, boot from a DOS diskette or
bootable CD, and run "fdisk /mbr" to get Windows back.

--
Ayaz Ahmed Khan

It is impossible to defend perfectly against the attack of those who
want to die.