problem creating netware partition

[LauraB4145]

I'm trying to setup a new 3.12 server.

So far I've managed to ...
1- create DOS partition (10Mb)
2- copy server boot files
... by using the setup/installation disks.

The next step (after naming server and loading IDE.DSK) would be to create the Netware partition, but I seem to be stuck!

I leave all the deault settings so that all the remaining space is used as the Netware partition (about 1.8Gb) and start the Create Partition process. Hours later, this is still going on.

If you down the server, bring it back up and load INSTALL again, it states that a Netware partition exists, but when you try to select the partition to create the SYS volume in, the system reports that no partition exists!!

AARRGGHH!!!!
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[JockMullin]

Hi,

It sounds like you are using the original IDE.DSK that came on the install disks.

There is a newer version. Go here:

http://support.novell.com/filefinder/147/index.html

and pick up IDE.EXE.

Jock

 

[marvhuffaker]

I would probably create a DOS partition larger than 10MB. That's not going to give you much room.

Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

http://www.redjuju.com