I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It keeps
saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just want to
know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)

-Travis

PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full

Travis wrote:

> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full


You have to be kidding,,,,,Why in the hell would you want to install a
distro even remotely that old. What are you trying to install it on ?
What size is the hard drive, did you do a bad block check ?

Travis wrote:

> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full


You have to be kidding,,,,,Why in the hell would you want to install a
distro even remotely that old. What are you trying to install it on ?
What size is the hard drive, did you do a bad block check ?

Travis wrote:

> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full


You have to be kidding,,,,,Why in the hell would you want to install a
distro even remotely that old. What are you trying to install it on ?
What size is the hard drive, did you do a bad block check ?

"Travis" <trav1085******.ca> wrote in message
news:zbOgf.158938$Io.122870@clgrps13...
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
You can download Fedora 4 for free from the Red Hat website (or mirror
site). If you have a DVD-R burner, you can download the DVD image and put it
on a single disk. Fedora 4 will have the correct drivers for you PC devices
that RH 7 probably lacks.

The root partition is "/", not "/root".

"Travis" <trav1085******.ca> wrote in message
news:zbOgf.158938$Io.122870@clgrps13...
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
You can download Fedora 4 for free from the Red Hat website (or mirror
site). If you have a DVD-R burner, you can download the DVD image and put it
on a single disk. Fedora 4 will have the correct drivers for you PC devices
that RH 7 probably lacks.

The root partition is "/", not "/root".

"Travis" <trav1085******.ca> wrote in message
news:zbOgf.158938$Io.122870@clgrps13...
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
You can download Fedora 4 for free from the Red Hat website (or mirror
site). If you have a DVD-R burner, you can download the DVD image and put it
on a single disk. Fedora 4 will have the correct drivers for you PC devices
that RH 7 probably lacks.

The root partition is "/", not "/root".

Travis wrote:
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It keeps
> saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just want to
> know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
>
>
Travis,


/root cannot be a mointpoint for any filesystem, because it is the
homedir for root.

root's homedir must be on the filesystem with mointpoint /

I would suggest the following mointpoints

/boot
/
/home
/var
/opt
/usr
/usr/local

Like others stated Fedora Core 4 is much newer, and supports more
hardware. Disadvantage of Fedora Core 4 could be, needs more disc space.

If you have a lot of discspace (20GB +) then let go of RH 7.1, RH 7.1
can contain to many security bugs that will not be fixed anymore.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit

Travis wrote:
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It keeps
> saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just want to
> know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
>
>
Travis,


/root cannot be a mointpoint for any filesystem, because it is the
homedir for root.

root's homedir must be on the filesystem with mointpoint /

I would suggest the following mointpoints

/boot
/
/home
/var
/opt
/usr
/usr/local

Like others stated Fedora Core 4 is much newer, and supports more
hardware. Disadvantage of Fedora Core 4 could be, needs more disc space.

If you have a lot of discspace (20GB +) then let go of RH 7.1, RH 7.1
can contain to many security bugs that will not be fixed anymore.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit

Travis wrote:
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It keeps
> saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just want to
> know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
>
>
Travis,


/root cannot be a mointpoint for any filesystem, because it is the
homedir for root.

root's homedir must be on the filesystem with mointpoint /

I would suggest the following mointpoints

/boot
/
/home
/var
/opt
/usr
/usr/local

Like others stated Fedora Core 4 is much newer, and supports more
hardware. Disadvantage of Fedora Core 4 could be, needs more disc space.

If you have a lot of discspace (20GB +) then let go of RH 7.1, RH 7.1
can contain to many security bugs that will not be fixed anymore.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit

Don't use /root just use / it should work fine, though then you need a
/swap partition; if you are dual booting you can also change the
Windows partition(if you have one) to like /Win98
and it will see it up in X in midnight commander mnc

Don't use /root just use / it should work fine, though then you need a
/swap partition; if you are dual booting you can also change the
Windows partition(if you have one) to like /Win98
and it will see it up in X in midnight commander mnc

Don't use /root just use / it should work fine, though then you need a
/swap partition; if you are dual booting you can also change the
Windows partition(if you have one) to like /Win98
and it will see it up in X in midnight commander mnc

Thanks, but I can't download Fedor 4 from the internet becuase I'm not
willing to wait 8 Hours for 700MBs on a 28.8K dial-up connection

"Travis" <trav1085******.ca> wrote in message
news:zbOgf.158938$Io.122870@clgrps13...
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
>

Thanks, but I can't download Fedor 4 from the internet becuase I'm not
willing to wait 8 Hours for 700MBs on a 28.8K dial-up connection

"Travis" <trav1085******.ca> wrote in message
news:zbOgf.158938$Io.122870@clgrps13...
> I'm installing RedHat Linux 7.1, and when I select a partition to install
> on, when I enter the name for the root partition, I enter "/root", It
> keeps saying an error or something. I don't really remember that. I just
> want to know exactly what to do (Number the steps like 1. 2.)
>
> -Travis
>
> PS: I used PartitionMagic 8 Full
>