thebloggu Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 even before the install i can't format the partition where i wnt to install it. i just click erase and then it finishes the job but when i click the partition again it just tell me that it is formatted to ntfs or fat32 (whatever it was before) and so i can't install. any ideas? i have a sata drive disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntp Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 did u try disk utility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebloggu Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 yes.. I've already done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webterractive Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Mandriva discs are perfect for this type of job. Mandriva Linux installation CD will guide you through the install process. You need to select your drive or partition and just clear it. Then it will tell you that changes made cannot be undone. After it will warn you that you need a root partition. You just reboot your machine. And try partitioning it now cause you should have an empty unpartitioned device/partition showing up on diskutility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebloggu Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 sorry. didn't understand. you mean i should partition with mandriva? i already have it partitioned just can't format in disk utility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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