According to Gevaerts Frank: While burning my CPU.
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> On Sun, 30 Aug 1998, Robert Pepper wrote:
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> > > Create the linux partitions you need/want when you install linux.
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> > The problem is I've already installed Linux using the Zipslack
> > distribution. Linux is therefore running on a DOS partition, which is
> > accessed via UMSDOS. I load Linux with loadlin.
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> > Is it possible to convert this DOS partition to a native Linux
> > partition, and how would I do that?
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> My guess is that you would need to make a new Linux partition, format it,
> and then copy everything over. (Be careful with the cp options, I once did
> this and ended up with all files owned by root, no other user couldlogin
> anymore)
Unfortunalty no, this wont work, or at least it will succide in some
aspects, do not forget that the UMSDOS filesytem has a very different
directory structure, let alone permissions.
You could however try, why not, it will copy all devices connected via de
/dev directory for example if you have a cdrom mounted or not it will copy
the whole cdrom, copy a whole floppy, you just cant copy /dev/* period.
/proc will also cause havoc.
However Robert asked howto "convert" his umsdos system to ext2 which
possably cannot be done, simply becase his system is on a DOS partition.
The real answer in my opinion is reinstall linux.
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