On Sunday 13 August 2006 08:36, Maurice Butler wrote: > Hi, > QTParted - edits the partion - on ntfs it does not resize the file system > so it gets broken. There are recent versions of QTParted which work properly. See also:- http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html
The best way to install both Linux and Windows is to partition the drive into two Win95 partitions ( perhaps using your Linux partitioner ). Install windows on to the first one. Then remove the second Win95 partition from the table and install Linux into the space. There are now programs available for both Windows and Linux which will allow access to data of the other O/S. The traditonal small FAT32 post-box partition is now no longer needed. > Maurice > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Fisher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 13 August 2006 2:02 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Real Nwebie > > On Friday 11 August 2006 10:41 pm, Alan wrote: > > Had another play with the Mepis Disk this evening, and made VERY > > slight progress. > > Well this morning, before basketball and bowls, Alan and I installed a 10Gb > drive into his computer, partitioned it with a Fat32 partition and then > installed Mepis. > > The LiveCD seemed to boot fine with Alan's hardware if he selected "old > hardware" or if we used a PS2 keyboard rather than the USB one. > > We could not use QTParted to resize the NTFS partition - I have not had > time > > to research whether this is normal or a problem with his drive. Any > comments? > > His hardware was auto-detected, including his modem so hopefully, in the > fullness of time Alan will report back that he has a working Linux desktop. > > And yes Rik, at this time in the morning I can report that I have had a few > little tipples. > > Goodnight all, Rob -- CS
