Re: [gentoo-user] How to wipe windows for gentoo w/possibility of restoration...
You can resize a Windows partition using ntfsresize on the Gentoo LiveCD. Failing that, download a Mandrake installation CD and use the graphical partitioning resizer, then bail out of the Mandrake installation with a reboot. On 11/10/05, Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:06:41 -0400, Dave Nebinger wrote: I've got a laptop. It has a working win xp system on it (plus all apps, etc). I want to wipe windows off of it and put gentoo on it. But, after gentoo is up and running, I'd like to create a partition to restore the windows partition to. Why remove it? Wouldn't it be easier and better to resize your Windows partition and install Gentoo in the remaining space? -- Neil Bothwick If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. * Wright -- -- Imagine you were an idiot. And imagine you were a Member of Congress. But I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain - Windows for Clusters - Distributed Crashing -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] How to wipe windows for gentoo w/possibility of restoration...
I've got a laptop. It has a working win xp system on it (plus all apps, etc). I want to wipe windows off of it and put gentoo on it. But, after gentoo is up and running, I'd like to create a partition to restore the windows partition to. Laptop has a CD burner for storing the data. But I'm kinda at a loss on how to proceed. Obviously it is more complicated than just doing a fresh install because I'd lose all of the applications, etc. (including the installed drivers, registry, etc.). Anyone out there know if such a thing is possible? Thanks! Dave -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] How to wipe windows for gentoo w/possibility of restoration...
On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:06:41 -0400, Dave Nebinger wrote: I've got a laptop. It has a working win xp system on it (plus all apps, etc). I want to wipe windows off of it and put gentoo on it. But, after gentoo is up and running, I'd like to create a partition to restore the windows partition to. Why remove it? Wouldn't it be easier and better to resize your Windows partition and install Gentoo in the remaining space? -- Neil Bothwick If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. * Wright pgpozF39y7YAh.pgp Description: PGP signature
