Creating a Custom Partitions Table

If the partition table recommended by the configurator is unsuitable for the Java Desktop System installation requirements, you may need to create a custom partition table.

The following procedure outlines how to create a custom partitions table:

This procedure overwrites your existing windows partition. Back up any files you want to keep.

1. From the Installation Settings dialog, select Partitioning, select Create custom partition option, then click Next.

2. Select Custom partitioning, for experts option, then click Next to launch the Expert Partitioner dialog.

3. Select the device that refers to the disk where you want to install the application, for example /dev/hda, then click Delete to erase all partitions on that disk.

4. Click Create to create a new partition and select the Primary option.

5. In the pop-up window, set the Start Cylinder to 0, set the End Cylinder to + 5 GB and set the Mount Point to / .

6. Click Create to create a new partition and select the Extended option.

   The pop-up window must contain all the correct settings. For example, the Start Cylinder value must be one more than the End Cylinder of hda1 and the End Cylinder can be the same as the End Cylinder for /dev/hda.

   Creating an extended partition that covers the remainder of the disk forces all other partitions to be created within that extended partition.

7. Click Create to create a new partition.

8. Select Swap from the pull-down menu beneath the Format option.

9. Specify the size of the swap partition using the + syntax in the End field. For example, if your system has 256 MB RAM, you would have 512 MB of swap memory, which is expressed as + 512 MB.

10. Click Create to create a new partition. A new partition to occupy the remainder of the disk is configured. Set the Mount Point to /usr.

11. Click Next to save the partition table and return to the Installation Settings screen.