HD Install :: How do I use cfdisk?

Hi,

I just downloaded DSL 3.0RC2 today and am impressed enough with the interface to want to install it to my hard drive.

It's nice that there are instructions on how to install, but I can't figure out how to do the partitioning part.

I keep getting a "FATAL ERROR: Cannot open disk drive" message when I try to type: cfdisk /dev/hda2 into the terminal. I am very new to Linux and have only had experience installing the major distros. Could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

/dev/hda2 is a partition and you need to use cfdisk on the whole disk: cfdisk /dev/hda

It's been a while since I used cfdisk but I think you only specify the disk ( /dev/hda ) not the device and partition (/dev/hda2 ). I can't remember for sure, but you also may have to put a 'sudo' in front of the cfdisk. So it would look like: sudo cfdisk /dev/hda
Try it without the sudo first.

Theres a very nice write-up about installing DSL at http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub....wto.pdf

I would suggest that you use DSL as a live disk for a while. Get use to what it can do. Then if you want to put it on the hard drive look into a frugal install.

Good luck

update... Skaos beat me to the punch.

First off, you need to have Superuser Root authority by typing:

sudo su

Then:

cfdisk /dev/hda

I am trying to repartion my hard drive and using cfdisk I get the same fatal error over and over. I have booted from the CD and can't even get a list using -P /dev/hda. I can boot to the hard drive and I have been using my setup for quite some time now. Is there something I may be missing? I am quite familiar with linux and have never experienced this before.

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