On 7/14/05, Bing Whiteway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Davey Brain wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >After years of using RH Linux (5.2 to 8.0) I just spent 7 frustrating
> >hours trying to install ANY Linux on my HP ze4805wm laptop and googling
> >and trying to install Linux. I tried Ubuntu (fails in so many ways),
> >SuSE 9.X (can't resize my NTFS for some unknown reason) and Redhat 9.X
> >(no keyboard on initial install screen so no-go).
> >
> >I need to KEEP my WinXP for work at HP so I need to resize my NTFS
> >partition to install Linux or anything else. SuSE bitched about
> >defragging so I did and WinXP moves everything on defrag except one
> >unknown file that makes NTFS use over 50% of my 30G HD. If I could move
> >that file I'd use only 20% of my HD but it just stays put using 55% of
> >the hard drive causing SuSE to bitch about not enough space at 8G (it
> >takes over 8G for this op sys? OS/2 4.52 uses a min of 500M, WTF?). I'm
> >about 1 minute from reformatting my HD totally. If I had a floppy drive
> >I could run Partition Magic 6 and resize everything then MAYBE SuSe or
> >something would install...
> >
Partition Magic or total reformat is the only options. If you try and break
up your NTFS block with out Partition Magic you lose everything related to
Windose. If you really want Linux reformat then put Lilo/Grub on your MBR
and add Windose after installing Linux. Make sure you divy up a swap
partition for Linux!
Daniel
>Anyway, how do I install ANY Linux on my laptop this weekend? I DON'T
> >have internet access on it yet so DON'T say Gentoo...
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >WarpDavey, OS/2 for 15 years and posting from OS/2 Warp 4.52 which
> >works...except on my laptop.
> >
> >
>
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