Dwivedi Ajay kumar wrote:
>
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Sthitaprajna wrote:
>
> for full installtion. Convert its type to fat16,32 or maybe ntfs using
> fdisk.
i guess i am missing something here.
in win fdisk, you can only create a partition but can't specify its
filesystem (16/32/ntfs).
after creating the partition, you have to format it. the filesystem of
the floppy or the format of the harddisk partition from where you had
booted and are running format for this new partition, becomes the
filesystem of the new partition. hardly any choice.
it is not like linux fdisk, which gives the real flexibility by giving
the code of type of filesystem you decide the partition type and, i
think, its filesystem also. (correct me)
as if that was any less confusing, 16 can't read 32 and ntfs, 32 can
read 16 but not ntfs, ntfs can read 16 but not 32. there is one hpfs
also, i don't know about its compatibility.
with these selective blindness, in any case, at any single time, you
can't read all the filesystem types. let alone choosing any of them. so
much for the grand integration within microsoft.
in that case what do you mean by "Convert its type to fat16,32 or maybe
ntfs using fdisk."? or are you talking about linux fdisk.
> tomsrtbt. After the installtion of windoze boot into linux. setup LILO to
> include the new OS.( I don't know how to do it as I have not done it
> myself).
go to linuxconf. select "mount local filesystems" or something like
that. it automatically searches for all existing partitions and reports
for mounting.
a word of caution. Linux uses (correct me) umsdos and vfat both for
FAT16 filesystem of windows. however default umsdos does not take long
filenames of win, hence you must change it to vfat.
> Set the lilo on the first linux partition and not on MBR. and
> then make that partition the active one using fdisk.
that is making it a long loop.
if Lilo is installed in MBR, it automatically gives the choice of
booting from any of all existing filesystems (bootable partitions)
mounted as above thru linuxconf.
what is the point in leaving mbr unattended and then using the boot of
linux partiton for the same purpose?
in this case, if mbr is already diverting towards some other bootable
partition, won't the system go to boot from there leaving lilo
untouched, inspite of active partition?
> Of course Backup your home directory and all data. You shouldn;t
> trust the bill.
You "MUST NOT" trust the bill. :)
regards.
-vulcan
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