[lug] Re: RH7.1 or KRUD installation question

[Kevin Fenzi]

>>>>> "stevecoffin" == stevecoffin  <stevecoffin at earthlink.net> writes:

stevecoffin> I just got a shiny new KRUD 7.1, but installing it seems
stevecoffin> to be difficult :-).  I have one available partition on
stevecoffin> my machine where I formerly ran KRUD 6.0, using a file
stevecoffin> (not a partition) for swap.  But the stupid RedHat
stevecoffin> installer seems to require me to have a swap partition.
stevecoffin> Is there any way to bypass this part of the installation,

humm... so it says: "you must have a swap partition"?

you can try using 'expert' mode and see if you can bypass that
requirement...  

just type 'linux expert' at the boot prompt. 

stevecoffin> just tell the installer that I want to use my one
stevecoffin> partition, and install there?  Or did I just buy a $7
stevecoffin> coaster?  I don't want to upgrade, just wipe my /dev/hda2
stevecoffin> and put the new RH7.1 there; I'm happy to go back and set
stevecoffin> up the swap manually if I can get the *$%&* thing to
stevecoffin> install....

yeah, I think expert mode might allow you to bypass that requirement. 

stevecoffin> 				=S.Coffin GV Computing
stevecoffin> stevecoffin at earthlink.net

kevin
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