Can't recover from dumb error

[Vernon Brown_1]

After successfully installing Red Hat Linux on one of my HP Pavilions I attempted to install it on the other one. I mistakenly ran the first fips (not the fips20) to free up space for Linux. Now I can't get the Red Had disk druid to create the / or /boot partitions. It gives an error message "Boot partition too big".

I've tried the HP restore but it only restores to the Windows partition.

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP · Accepted solution]

Vernon,

I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of the Partition Magic Software. In fact the Linux Mandrake 6.x & 7.0 software bundles came with the CD Roms. The limited version of Partition Magic automatically sizes the partitions for you.

Hope that helps.

[Vernon Brown_1]

Thanks Albert; Partition Magic did the trick !!

I had to completely delete all partitions on the C: drive, do a low level format, then partition it with Partition Magic. Now I'm up and running with most of by backups restored.

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP]

Glad to help out!

Thanks very much for the Points!!!!