From: Divya Sundaram (sundaram@cps.msu.edu)
Date: 08/28/92 

From: sundaram@cps.msu.edu (Divya Sundaram)
Subject: HELP: SLS distribution install fails with bad magic number.
Date: 29 Aug 1992 01:30:09 GMT

Hey y'all,

I am installing linux on my machine for the first time and am Using the SLS
distribution. I am getting a bad magic number problem on the 1st install
disk.

Where can I get more info on the SLS distribution? I know next to nothing about
linux and its installation and am not sure how to go about doing this. I deleted
my Boot manager and DOS partition. Doinstall tells me to do a mkfs first. Which
wants me to do a fdisk first.

Where do I get the mkfs? And where can I find the fdisk for linux, if any?

Now the fdisk will not allow me to delete the OS2 "Ext DOS Partition" - this
is the DOS fdisk. Is there a linux fdisk?

Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Divya
(sundaram@cps.msu.edu)