[RSkwiat]

Hi, I've played around with Linux before and want to install a "better" system and not just run it off a CD (Knoppix), i downloaded RedHat 9 iso's from a distro website for linux. I also created a 10 GB partition for Linux after all my other ones, 1 for music, 1 for school, and 1 for programs.

When installing the screen states that it cannot install on the last partition that i made. Any help? It states that i need to make it a root drive (???) and i completly confused by this.

Is there any way to delete the partition and put in back to my C: drive and partition from the Linux CD's?

Thanks! I am running Windows XP SP1, and i used Magic Partition 8 to create the partition's if that helps.

[scuzzle]

Make sure that you have actually selected a root drive when prompted on the installation screen.

This root drive would be the partition that you want RH9 to be installed on.

[RSkwiat]

okay, i got redhat to install, but when i get to CD 2 and it is installing the XFree86 - tools - 4.3.0:2 it freezes up. should i just turn off those the installation of that item when installing redhat? thanks!

[CouchMaster]

You could probably bypass those and install later online.

[RSkwiat]

Originally Posted by CouchMaster

You could probably bypass those and install later online.

how would i install stuff later? sorry for so many dumb questions i am a newbie to linux.

[Squashman]

Originally Posted by RSkwiat

how would i install stuff later? sorry for so many dumb questions i am a newbie to linux.

Mount the cdrom
rpm -ivh nameofprogram