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Installing Linux on a logical partition

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Name: wdc
Date: July 25, 2000 at 07:15:34 Pacific
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I've just got slackware
I've created the bootdisk and rootdisk.
And now I want to know how to install linux
on an logical drive.
I've got 4 partition
FAT32 Primary
Extented Primary
Linux.ext2 Logical (THIS IS THE PARTITION I
WANT TO INSTALL TO)
Linux Swap Logical



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Name: Apple
Date: July 25, 2000 at 09:16:15 Pacific
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Don't try installing Linux on a partition you created with DOS fdisk. Use fdisk to create your own partitions (Linux can create more than 1 primary partition).


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