Bj,
> I am using a compaq 200 MMX with 3.5 gb IDE Hdd . I want to install Red
> hat Linux 4.2 along side with WIN 95 on it . Had it been a smaller hard
> drive like a one of 850 MB , I would have have patitioned it into C: D:
> with dos FDISK assigning 425/425 mb for each i.e. make hda1 and hda2
> .THe c: or hda1 for WIN 95 , HDA2 for linux . It does work fine .
> BUt now since my hdd is a large one i.e. 3.5 gb , How should I partition
> it ? WHich software should I use to partition it , dos fdisk or linux
> one ? WHich major partitions do I make and how to make it ?WHere to
> install linux root ? would it be possible to boot if I install it in a
> partition that starts from 2.5 gb to 3.5 gb .
I have installed RH4.1 and w95 on 2 machines with a 1.6 Gb disk each.
This works, but I am unsure that it is the fastest method. These are
work machines of course, my own box is pure RH.
First I backed up 95 onto about 50 floppies, using 95's own backup scheme,
and put them in a safe place.
Then I booted from a RH install floppy with the RH '1' CD in the drive.
Installation then consisted mostly of following prompts. Early in
the install I used linux fdisk to make these partitions
Blocks
1) dos 820480+
3) linux native / 328608 (start=408,end=570)
2) linux swap 66528
4) linux native /home 193536
Make linux filesystems on those last 2 partitions.
I've had no trouble booting like this.
Then I selected the smallest RH installation (for speed) I could by saying
no to most packages. When finished I confirmed that RH would boot and use
its partitions correctly.
Now use something like (CHECK THIS SUITS YOUR CHOICE OF PARTITIONS)
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 count=100
to trash the w95 stuff on the disk. I found this to be necessary
because w95 doesn't like reinstalling on top of itself. This is
probably the DOS FDISK bug mentioned in the linux fdisk man page.
Then I inserted the w95 rescue disk and reinstalled that onto hda1.
This takes hours. There is very much swapping of floppies, including
inserting those that have been in before. This writes the MBR to boot
into w95 and nothing else. Confirm that w95 runs as expected.
Then it's back to RH install. This time the disk is already partitioned
correctly but still make linux filesystems on the 2 partitions to wipe
what is there before. Leave hda1 alone. Install all the RH stuff you want,
and choose lilo settings that will boot either hda1 or hda3.
Check that both work, and you're finished.
You can mount the dos (w95) fs when RH is running to give an easy
file-transfer mechanism between the two if you want.
Other questions are:
Do you really need w95 ?
Can w95 be left alone, rather than reinstalling it on the
now-smaller partition ? (Would save loads of time.)
How do you set more than 4 partitions in linux fdisk ?
(I didn't really dig into this, but it would be useful info when
I install RH5.1 later this year.)
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