On Sunday 15 September 2002 11:29 am, cliff rogers wrote: > My actual problem is in trying to partition the HD. I run the auto > partition mode and it gives me this message: Could not allocate requested > partitions: partitioning failed: could not allocate partitions. Then it > shows me this: /dev/hda start end size > type mount point /dev/hda1 1 1022 2012 > vfat > free space 1023 1023 1M free space > > I am installing this on an old Packard Bell 133 Pent. with 32 Meg of RAM > and a 2 Gig H/D. I intend to set this up as a router in my LAN and to be > the firewall to my cable modem. Any help would be appreciated. Cliff Sounds like you don't have enought disk space, and with a 2gig drive you probably don't. What os are you trying to install and are you trying to install graphical (KDE or Gnome)?? -- Richard L. Proctor Krystal Computer Services PC Repairs & Upgrades 480-699-3098