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- <body>
- <qml title="Hard Disk Selection">
- <h1>
- Hard Disk Selection
- </h1>
- <h2>
- <a name="Overview">
- Overview
- </a>
- </h2>
- <p>
- Before OpenLinux can be installed, you must create
- <a href="def_partition.qml">partitions</a> for it to reside on. This
- screen allows you to select a hard disk and prepare it for Linux to be
- installed.
- </p>
- <p>
- <em>
- WARNING: This will destroy all data on the disk you select. Be
- sure the disk you select is the correct disk. For an explanation of
- device names, please see the <a href="disksel.qml#Device">device</a>
- section below.
- </em>
- </p>
- <h2>
- <a name="Information Description">
- Information Description
- </a>
- </h2>
- <p>
- On the hard disk partitioning screen, you will see a window which
- includes information about your hard disks. Each column is described
- in more detail below.
- </p>
- <h3>
- <a name="Device">
- Device
- </a>
- </h3>
- <p>
- Each device name in the <strong>Device</strong> column refers to a hard
- disk, CDROM drive, or other partition able device. Partitions> on each
- device are also included. Device names for drives and partitions in
- OpenLinux are as follows:
- </p>
- <ul>
- <li>
- IDE/ATAPI devices
- </li>
- <ul>
- <li>
- <strong>/dev/hda</strong> = Primary IDE channel, Master Device
- </li>
- <li>
- <strong>/dev/hdb</strong> = Primary IDE channel, Slave Device
- </li>
- <li>
- <strong>/dev/hdc</strong> = Secondary IDE channel, Master Device
- </li>
- <li>
- <strong>/dev/hdd</strong> = Secondary IDE channel, Slave Device
- </li>
- </ul>
- <li>
- SCSI devices
- </li>
- <ul>
- <li>
- <strong>/dev/sda</strong> = The first SCSI hard disk/CDROM drive
- </li>
- <li>
- <strong>/dev/sdb</strong> = The second SCSI hard disk/CDROM drive
- </li>
- <li>
- <strong>/dev/sdc</strong> = The third SCSI hard disk/CDROM drive
- </li>
- <li>
- and so on.
- </li>
- </ul>
- </ul>
- <p>
- Most pre-built systems include one IDE hard disk and one ATAPI CDROM
- drive. On those systems, the default is usually to have the IDE hard
- disk as the Primary Master device, or <strong>/dev/hda</strong>, and the
- CDROM drive as the Secondary Master device, or <strong>/dev/hdc</strong>.
- </p>
- <h3>
- <a name="Size">
- Size
- </a>
- </h3>
- <p>
- The <strong>Size</strong> column contains the current size of the
- corresponding partition. MB is used to represent Megabytes.
- </p>
- <h3>
- <a name="System">
- System (<strong> Currently used for </strong> column)
- </a>
- </h3>
- <p>
- The <strong>System</strong> column contains the type of system for
- which the partition will be formatted. Before a partition can be used
- to store data or contain an operating system, it must be formatted.
- The available types of formatting are:
- <ul>
- <li>
- <a href="def_linux-native.qml">Linux Native</a>
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="def_linux-swap.qml">Linux Swap</a>
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="def_extended.qml">Extended</a>
- </li>
- <li>
- <a href="def_doswin.qml">DOS / Windows</a>
- </li>
- </ul>
- </p>
- <h2>
- <a name="Button Description">
- Button Description
- </a>
- </h2>
- <h3>
- <a name="Prepare">
- Prepare selected disk for Linux
- </a>
- </h3>
- <p>
- The <strong>Prepare selected disk for Linux</strong> button is used
- to prepare the hard disk for installing OpenLinux. The system will
- determine the best use of space on the hard disk and partition it
- accordingly.
- </p>
- <p>
- <em>
- WARNING: This will destroy all data on the hard disk. Use this option
- with caution.
- </em>
- </p>
- <p>
- After completing the preparation, you will be able to continue the
- installation process with the <strong>Next</strong> button.
- </p>
- </qml>
-