On 14Jun2006 14:27, IraqiGeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | > I just want to repartition leaving adequate room for win 98 and | > possibly a partition for linux, one partition for a swap file, and | > possible another partition for data. If I don't need a swap file then | > I could end up with 3 partitions and not 4. | | If I recall correctly, Win98 requires around 350MB for the OS. I'd say leave | 2-3GB for the windows partition. As for Linux, try to keep it as simple as | possible. I'd go for the typical fedora arrangement of 100MB for the boot | partition, some 256MB for swap (its recommanded that swap is twice the size | of RAM, but with only 64MB of RAM, thats too little), and then have the rest | of the drive as the root filesystem. | | At this stage, I'd concentrate on learning Linux rather than trying to | (overly) organize the system.
Sounds perfect to me, with one small consideration: possibly also reserve a smallish partition in addition to the win98 one, which you would format with FAT32. The purpose here is a shared data region. You mount it as maybe the D: drive for win98, and as whatever you like (eg "/D") under linux. Because both OSes can read this filesystem you can put files in this area from one OS and then get at then when you run the other. Do not use it as your linux "home directory" - it will not support UNIX permissions or normal file operations, so it should not be your normal work area - just a "transfer area", like you would use a floppy. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DoD#743 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
