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 Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 12:12 pm Post subject: vmware & fdisk help |
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Hi, i'm trying to install gentoo 1.2 in vmware.
I'm at the point where i must create partitions with fdisk, but i cant do
fdisk /dev/hda
I get
unable to open /dev/hda
I also tried fdisk /dev/sda
But only fdisk /dev/root works?
can anybody help this newbie?
I dont know much about fdisk..
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phantasm
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| Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| First you have to insmod sd_mod so that you can have your scsi modules load then you can fdisk /dev/sda, when you compile your kernel be sure to build in the buslogic scsi module |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2002 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm, that worked thanks.
But my virtual disk looks verry small..
If I do fdisk /dev/sda
and then p
it says
Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1305 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
??
my virtual disk should be 10GB.. |
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GurliGebis
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| Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2002 11:31 am Post subject: |
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Just make a virtual IDE disc instead of a SCSI disc.
When you come to the disc size dialog, click Advanced, and select IDE instead of SCSI.
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nE0
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| Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2002 11:37 am Post subject: |
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| addict wrote: | Hmm, that worked thanks.
Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1305 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
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my virtual disk should be 10GB.. |
this counts up to 10236,73095703125 MB
so 10Gb is ok.
just create your partitions, it will work.
fdisk /dev/sda
n (new partition)
p (primary partition)
1 (1st partition)
<enter> (default starting point)
+50M
(that was your boot partition)
n
p
2
<enter> (default starting point)
+256M
(that's your swap)
n
p
3
<enter> (default starting point)
<enter> (default endpoint, is the remaining)
now change the partition ID's from your partitions to linux and swap. (82 & 83)
also don't forget to set the boot flag foor /dev/sda1
goodluck
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