arinbasu wrote:
Hi All:
Got a laptop with Win XP Home, and considering to add RH 8.0 as a second OS, eventually migrating to Linux, since there are plenty of data in my laptop I do not want to lose (as opposed to freshly start with Linux as the sole OS and blow away the current OS).
That said, I want a dual boot. I think, (and please advise on this), I need a disk partitioning software to begin with. The primary partition in my machine is NTFS containing 15 GB (10 GB free space) and a second partition is FAT 32 (5 GB). I use DIAS for accessing the Internet. The machine runs on AMD Duron with 128 MB RAM.
I tried to download Partition Magic software but it was not a freeware. Would greatly appreciate if you can advise on:
(a) A reliable freeware for partitioning the disk (without losing data) - or the best
way to partition the disk
(b) Configuring DIAS (?threads at ilug-cal?) for RHL
What must I know before trying to install Linux in this situation? A few pointers to relevant sites would be OK, I guess. I am a rookie with Linux.
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TIA,
Arin
try using 'Bootitng'. download it from the net. DIAS configuration is
very much like a LAN configuration with nameservers and fixed IP
address and gateway.
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