Task 4: Initializing Linux Partitions

Upon returning from setting up the swap partition the menu will look like:

Main Menu; Initialize Partitions. If the Linux partitions have not already been initialized then Next is the correct choice at this menu.

When selected, the following dialogue box will provide the available partitions for initialization:

Choose a Partition. After choosing a partition to initialize, the next dialog box asks about 2.2 kernel ext2 features and 2.0 compatibility. Answer yes to continue to the ``Are You Sure'' screen. If you are sure you picked the correct partition to initialize answer yes to this question as well.

When the initialization is complete an inquiry box will ask if this partition should be mounted as the root file system (``/''). The first time through this step should be to create just such a root file system, so the answer should be yes. Additional partitions will be mounted on mount points within this root partition. We have planned several separate partitions, so the Initialize a Linux Partition menu option should be chosen until all partitions have been initialized and mounted. Each time you initialize a partition, after mounting the root partition, the following screen will offer various mount points available for the partition just initialized.

Choose a Mount Point. For the partition on /dev/hda1 you should choose /boot as the mount point. The other two partitions can be mounted on /home and var.