[Leaplist] Install Fedora Core 8

[patrick]

Hank Lambert wrote:
> One option is to run dban on the hard drive with a single wipe.
> 
> --Hank
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "William H. Ferguson" <williamhf at cfl.rr.com>
> To: Leaplist at leap-cf.org
> Sent: 5/1/08 12:24 PM
> Subject: [Leaplist] Install Fedora Core 8
> 
> Ladies and Gentlemen:L
> 
> I  installed Fedora Core 8 on a brand new computer with a 500 GB hard 
> Drive. The Hard Drive was new and virginal and has never had any Op. 
> system installed on it previously.
> 
> I  FAILED  to successfully CUSTOM Partition the Hard Drive and Logical 
> Volume Extended Primary Partition 4.
> 
> So I gave up and chose the "Default" Installation which the Installation 
> Screen says is
>            "Good for most users."
> 
> I have since learned a little bit about Custom Installation and went 
> back to try again.
> That is, I booted up again with the DVD Fedora Core 8 Installation Disk 
> in its drive and the Installation program starts right up.
> 
> But each time I try to set up a new Partition, regardless of the size I 
> choose for the new Partition,  the program tells me on the screen that 
> it can't create a Partition of the size I have chosen, even if I reduce 
> the size to 1 Megabyte!
major snippage...to save cyberspace...
> William
> Flagler Beach
> 

I suggest you verify that you are not creating ONLY primary partitions,
because after you create the fourth one, you are done, and all remaining
drive real estate is locked up from your use.

So, please ensure that you create only a couple primary partitions, and
then create the rest of the drive space as logical drives, and create
all the logical partitions you desire on the remainder of the drive.