Thread: Double question
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Old 06-04-2002, 04:19 PM   #26
MaXimum SMOKE
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Answer /dev/hdc I have a point to make here, and I hope you don't take offense, but to do this kind of install without a fair knowledge of Partitions, linux naming conventions, and use of programs running in dos, on a machine that you have already told us has over 100 gigs of data, that you cannot afford to lose, would not be a good Idea. Using partitioning tools on a disk can be a disaster, if you operate on the wrong disk. It could become over 100 Gigs of unrecoverable data, in a heartbeat. I would recommend that you do an install on a machine that has no data on it that is irreplaceable. I would work with another box until you get familiar with all the naming conventions. All it takes is not knowing the difference between hda, b, c, and d, to make a bad mistake. As I say please don't take offense, but in all good conscience, I cannot recommend you do this install on a machine with irreplaceable data, at your current level of experience. I am very sorry. -M.S.
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