On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> The solution, then is to create the partitions using the DOS fdisk utility,
> including the ones you want for Linux. Then restart the 'puter, and run fdisk
> again, but this time remove the partitions you want for Linux. Install Win9x,
> then install Linux, recreating the partitions with disk druid. I think this will
> work.
>
The problem with this, is that it makes the Linux
partitions visible to Windows, which, I've heard, can cause
corruption, as Windows tries to "fix" the "grunged" file
system and can't.
>
> A more expensive solution, but much easier
> is to get PartitionMagic, and > do the job with it. You
> can resize, move, and reformat partitions at will. >
> Anything but formatting will not destroy the information
> on the partitions. > It's a great tool, and I recomend it
> highly. The bad news is the cost - about > $70.00 here in
> Toledo, Ohio USA.
>
The good news is, a version is included on most packaged
versions of Linux these days (at least RedHat and Mandrake
versions. <G>)
>
> I use it, because as my needs change, I
> don't have to do a rebuild to rearange my partitions. I
> started out with 2 Gig for Linux, and 6 Gig for Win95. Now
> it's about half and half (4 Gigs each).
>
Yeah...it's pretty useful! :-)
John
