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Section 3.8:Partitioning Your System
• : This field shows the hard disk's device name.
Drive
• Geom [C/H/S] : This field shows the hard disk's geometry. The geometry consists of three numbers
representing the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors as reported by the hard disk.
• : This field shows the total available space on the hard disk in megabytes.
Total
• Used : These fields show how much of the hard disk's space is currently allocated to partitions,
in megabytes and percentage.
• Free : This field shows how much of the hard disk's space is still unallocated, in megabytes.
The
Drive Summaries
not meant to be used as a means of specifying the target hard drive for a given partition; to do that,
use the
Allowable Drives
3.8.5 Disk Druid's Buttons
These buttons control Disk Druid's actions. They are used to add and delete partitions, and to change
partition attributes. Buttons on this screen are also used to accept the changes you have made, or to
exit Disk Druid. For further explanation, take a look at each button in order.
• : Used to request a new partition. When selected, a dialog box will appear containing fields
Add
(such as mount point and size) that must be filled in.
• : Used to modify attributes of the partition currently selected in the
Edit
ing Edit will open up a dialog box. Some or all of the fields can be edited, depending on whether
the partition information has already been written to disk.
• : Used to remove the partition currently highlighted in the
Delete
You will be asked to confirm the deletion of any partition.
• Ok : Used to accept the current settings and more forward in the installation process.
• Back : Used to move to the previous screen without saving current changes.
3.8.6 Adding Partitions
To add a new partition, select the
You will need to dedicate at least two partitions to Red Hat Linux (/ (root)
and swap), and optionally more. This is discussed more completely in An In-
troduction to Disk Partitions in the Official Red Hat Linux Reference Guide.
section is displayed only to indicate your computer's disk configuration. It is
field in Section 3.8.6, Adding Partitions.
button. A dialog box will appear.
Add
Current Disk Partitions
Note
section. Select-
Partitions
section.
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