On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Mitchell Gil Maltenfort wrote:
> You can mount the windows partition using the mount command or the
> configuration file /etc/fstab in Linux, so on the Linux side you would still
> have access to your entire disk. Also, if you are getting a new disk, it's
> probably a labor-saver to ask that the disk come pre-configured as C: and D:
> drives (which may be normal for large HDs at this point?), then use DOS
> 'FDISK' to free up the D: partition for Linux. IIRC, though, it's a bad
> idea to get a HD > 8 Gig for Linux, it may have a problem reading it. Check
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Would you be so kind as to explain why it's bad? I plan very soon to buy a
new HD for my old 486/33. I've found a 12.7 Gig HD that I can afford, what
problems could I have?
TIA!!
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