Hello. I am completely new to Linux, and I decided to download Red Hat earlier. I am currently using Windows XP, 256 RAM, 19GB on 2 hd (15GB on one, and 4GB on the other).
Ideally I would like to have both Windows XP, and Red Hat on the same computer, and have the option to choose between the two when I turn on the computer.
I was installing Red Hat earlier today, and it got to the point where it asks you how you want it to handle the partitions. Fair enough, I selected the 'Keep all current partitions and use existing free space' (or words to that effect). So I click next and I got the following error:
Error Partitioning:
Could not allocate requested partitions.
Partitioning failed: Could not allocate partitions as primary partitions.
Fair enough, I click OK and I get the following message:
You have not defined a root (/) partition, which is required for..... (the message goes on)
So I click back, and I choose the Disk Druid option. I refer to the installation guide and it explains I have to create a 'swap', '/boot' and a 'root' partition.
At this point, the screen looks like this:
> Hard drives
>/dev/hda
/dev/hda1
>/dev/hda2
/dev/hda5
So I've clicked 'New', and filled in the boxes required, in relation to what it says in the installation guide.
I click OK, only to get the message:
Could not allocate requested partitions.
Partitioning failed: Could not allocate partitions
I've now tried various different things, but only to get the same message every time. Can someone shed some light on this? I get the feeling that it's probably something simple.
As of yet, I haven't used FDISK because it says for 'experts' only, and well, I'm far from an expert.
Thanks,
matt.