>From: Brian <lxy at cloudnet.com> >Reply-To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >Subject: Re: [TCLUG] WIN98 >Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:11:26 -0500 (CDT) > >On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Matt Waters wrote: > > > >OS's at the front of the 2 disks. The first problem I see is the > > >repartitioning > > >of the disk. Fdisk I assume, but what will this do to the OS? Reinstall >I > > >suppose. > > > > I believe there is a DOS program called fips that you can use to rewrite >the > > FAT and create a second partition without destroying Win98. Depending on > >Brian writes: > >Fips (last I checked) won't cut up Fat32 partitions. My suggestion would >be to get your hands on a copy of Partition Magic and use that to carve up >the drive. It even understands linux partitions. I would just resize the >36 GB partiton down to 30 or so and leave yourself a large chunk of >unallocated space. Run the redhat install, partition out the unallocated >space, and it'll install linux on it. The big problem you'll have with >this is the large drive size... LILO has problems after cylinder 1023. Be >sure when it asks you to create a boot disk you do that in case LILO pukes >out. > > > >_______________________________________________ >tclug-list mailing list >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list fips handles fat32 partitions just fine. When I first put rh on my box last year, I was running Win98 with fat32 and fips worked great. The Fishy One's Infinite Wisdom #28: "Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it." _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com