Creating a Custom Partition Table

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

Perform the following steps to create a custom partition table:

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. In the popup window, set the Start Cylinder size to 0, set the End Cylinder size to + 5 GB and set the Mount Point to / .

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

   The popup window must contain all the correct settings. For example, the Start Cylinder value must be one more than the End Cylinder value of hda1 and the End Cylinder value can be the same as the End Cylinder value 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.

8. Click Create to create a new partition.

9. Select Swap from the menu beneath the Format option.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Click Next to save the partition table and return to the Installation Settings dialog.