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Figure 34 Red Hat: Edit hard disk

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Type p and press Enter to display existing partitions. If any exist,
type d to delete them. For example to delete partition 1, type d,
press Enter, type 1, press Enter.

After deleting existing partitions, type w and press Enter to save
changes to the partition table.

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Create the first partition. Type n and press Enter to create a
partition. To note the primary partition, type p and press Enter,
then type 1 and press Enter. Press Enter to accept the default
beginning block, and type +1000M and press Enter for the size.

Command (m for help):n
Command action

e extended

p primary partition (1-4)

p

Partition number (1-4): 1

First cylinder (1-35242, default 1): <Enter>

Using default value 1

Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-35242,

default 35242): +1000M

Disk Setup

To install Red Hat Linux, you must have at least one
partition of 150 MB dedicated to Linux. We suggest placing
that partition on one of the first two hard drives in your
system so you can boot into Linux with LILO.

/dev/sda - Seagate ST336938LW

Done

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