Norm, I agree. Using PM makes the hard work obsolete. If you don't use a
nice partitioning program like PM, then you will have to use Linux fdisk and
apply all the rationale previously mentioned in Laurent's E-mail.
By all means, use PM if you have it. I haven't seen a more wonderful
program. You can even copy the necessary files from the CD on to a
diskette. This will save you from installing the files onto a Windows/DOS
partition on your HD...it will save you from installing Windows/DOS at all
(if you want to avoid the MS OS's).
Just my $.02,
Matt
>From: Norman Carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Norman Carver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [expert] Partition Table
>Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 14:36:14 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Laurent:
> > Well, I don't know about others but it sure was enlightening to me. Now
>I
> > have to make a decision:
> >
> > Fiddle with the partition tables using partition magic to try and set
>things
> > straight or reinstall the whole thing. I think I'll be going with option
>B.
> > My swap space is too large and there are some other issues to contend
>with
> > also. Oh well, that's what this whole thing is about. At least I'm not
> > reinstalling for a stoopid reason.
>
>I don't know what your "other issues" are, but if you have
>access to PM, fixing your problem will require <<5min of
>your time. Just queue up the 4-5 actions you need done and
>walk away from your machine for a while. Trivial to do.
>Also, you don't need to devote all of the currently unused
>space to swap, once you expand the extended partition you can
>create a swap partition and another linux partition that you
>can mount and use for some part of your file system. Or you
>can even expand your fat partition instead.
>
>Unless there is something seriously wrong with your linux install,
>I see no point in spending vastly more time to fix a rather
>simple problem.
>
>Of course, it is your time to do with as you please. However,
>let me again say that fixing your problem with PM is extremely
>trivial to do.
>
>Norm Carver
>([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
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