The Neat thing about Linux is you can you boot it from anywhere. I boot Linux-Mandrak 7.2 on a secondary hard drive without hassle. When I tried upgrading to Kernel 2.4, however doesn't like it much. Partition Magic is a good tool for resizing and creating partitions. Also helps in creating a partition that Linux understands uses rather easily. Windows 98, Windows 98 J, Windows 2000 and Linux all coexist peacefully. Good luck! Buzz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 7:01 PM Subject: [newbie] Installation Error @ step "Setup Filesystems" > I recently submitted a problem with installation to the customer service > (follows). Although I have not received the remedy, I thought I'd pose the > question here since I'm sure I will not be the only one to have this > problem. On a side note, I was wondering how advantageous a secondary hard > drive would be for a dual-boot system. Feel free to send thoughts on a > second hard drive directly to my e-mail account. Thank you. > > Original Message: > > I am running Windows 98 second edition on a Compaq Presario 7471 Internet > PC. Compaq has my system set up with a partition already made. The C: drive > being the main partition and the D: drive being the second partition. all my > work is done with the C: drive, the D: drive is there for reinstalling > software to factory settings. The D: drive is unneeded since the Compaq > software CD's for my system work better than the D: drive installation. > > Now to the problem. I want to have the dual-boot option so that I may keep > Windows 98 working on my system. I wanted to install Linux Mandrake 7.2 > Powerpack Deluxe on the same hard drive, I own only one hard drive. > Configuring my set-up worked very smoothly until I reach the step "Setup > Filesystems" Linux recognized both partitions (C: and D:) and asked which > partition I would like Linux to be installed on. My natural choice was the > larger C: partition. The error message I received when selecting the C: > drive is as follows: > > Partitioning Failed: The FAT resizer is unable to handle your partition, the > following error occurred: Can't locate object method "new" via package > "resize_fat::main" at /usr/bin/perl-install/install_interactive.pm line 108, > <> line 6 > > My hard drive utilizes Windows' FAT 16 file allocation. I have ActivePerl > 5.6.623 installed on Windows 98. My computer boots my CD-RW before my > floppy, allowing me to boot for CD installation with no problem. I have > noticed no other obvious errors when attempting to install the Linux OS. I > also noticed no unusual problems with the Windows software. However, I am > completely inexperienced with using Linux software. > > I have researched the mailing lists and the booklets as well as the > tutorials accompanying the distribution. My limited knowledge points me > towards purchasing a secondary hard drive, deleting the D: drive, and > requesting your aid... I decided to start here first. I thank you for your > time and patience and look forward to hearing something soon. Please feel > free to request any and all information you feel is appropriate to help > alleviate this situation. I still anxiously await my first step away from > the Windows environment :^) > > Sincerely and respectfully, > Hans Nielsen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
