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Fold-Server Install Problem

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mike400hp

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I'm trying to install Fold-Server 1.0 and I'm trying to follow the documentation exactly. I do not have much experience with Linux, but it seems pretty straight forward. I downloaded the iso file, burnt it to cd, used it to boot an old Pentium III 500MHz, 512MB, 2GB, with two 3COM 3C905 NICs. The setup lauches with /install no problem. I'm able to setup the three partitions that the Fold-Server documentation requires. I set the first partition hda1 to 512M and make it active. The second partition is 1GB (twice my ram), set to type 82 for the Linux Swap, and the third partition is the rest of the disk type 83 for Linux. Now there is a note in the setup that says, when you are done setting up your disc type "w" to write to the disc. So I type w and hit enter. Then I get a message that says,

The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
Syncing disk
_ *flashing cursor*

There appears to be no system activity. This is my second time to run the installation, because the first time I thought I did everything correct, but when I tried to boot to the hard drive it said, "Missing Operating System" Does it take a long time to run this syncing disk phase? Can I switch back to the 1st console and continue the setup?

I've tried two different hard drives, because I though maybe the drive was bad. I get the same thing.
 
Whoops. I should probably put in a warning about that.

When it says "syncing disks" etc, it's writing out the partition table. When it finishes that, you have to hit alt-F1 to switch back to the first console and keep going. The next step will be telling it what partitions you defined, etc.

For future reference, when it asks where to mount the third partition, you'll want to answer "/foldsave", NOT "/dev/hda3". People have been getting this backwards, and if you do this it will fail to boot.

HTH
 
It is working now. I think the problem was that the first time I went though the setup I did type in "/dev/hda3" and not "/foldsave" ooops.. Also you might want to change where it says to setup the swap partition on "3", because your documentation seems to show it on "2". That's the only confusing parts I fould.
 
Just for clarification's sake, where are the two contradicting things located?

Also you might want to change where it says to setup the swap partition on "3", because your documentation seems to show it on "2".
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# Finally, change the type for the "swap" partition:

* t for change type
* 3 for partition #3
* 82 for partition of type "Linux Swap"

Then you have in your screen shot

Disk /dev/hda: 4223 MB, 4223729664 bytes 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8184 cylinders Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 993 500440+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 994 1490 250488 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 1491 8184 3373776 83 Linux

Which appears to show hda2 as the swap partition.
 
Wow, I feel special for seeing this. Maybe it's just because I am a complete Linux Newbie and I need things spelled out for me. Thanks for the quick update.
 
The forums are really jumping today, so the responce latency is a lot lower than usual ;)

Hey, I make so many mistakes in the documentation (and in the distro, for that matter) that there are plenty of mistakes to fix. The help is definitely appreciated. :D
 
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