OK,
Maybe the problem is that you want a
bigger "/" partition?
If so ... then you must create a "/boot"
partition of about 50M during linux install
then the "/" partition can be as big as you
like
-Andrew Smith
> On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Arend Meetsma wrote:
>>
>> > On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> > > Crutcher Dunnavant wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > My suggestion, in this order.
>> > > >
>> > > > a) install the software from HP.
>> > > > b) install Windows, reserve space for linux.
>> > > > c) install Linux
>> > > >
>> > > > reason. HP wants to do something odd to your partitions, let it.
>> > > > Windows will be able to deal, so it will install over the HP
>> > > > stuff. Linux will be able to deal with whatever Windows does,
>> > > > but the reverse is not true.
>> > > >
>> > > > There is also a guru solution available.
>> > > >
>> > > > a) find a guru.
>> > > > b) offer the guru beer.
>> > > > c) tell the guru the problem.
>> > > > d) give the guru your computer.
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Hey!,
>> > >
>> > > Thanks for the responce, You wouldn't happen to have any family in
>> > > Hampton, Va, with the last name Dunnavant? And for the reference
>> > > to the computers.. my wife will not let me comvert her ( hp ). My
>> > > computer is the compaq amd 933 - 40g - 128mr etc... I have tried
>> > > to install windows and let the partitions take place but only
>> > > after .. I am only allowed to install linux as a swap file.. and
>> > > then a file @ 1.8gig .. the compag software disk has been
>> > > protected to where I can only pull certain files off of it.. so
>> > > everything but windows I am able to yang off the cd..
>> > >
>> > > Thanks
>> > > Charles
>> > >
>> >
>> > Hi Charles,
>> >
>> > How about using partition magic to split up the partitions made by
>> > compaq?
>> >
>> > a) install software from HP
>> > This gives you: c: 38 Gig? (hda1)
>> > d: 2 Gig? (hda2)
>> > Or something similar to this at least right?
>> >
>> > b) install partition magic and make hda1 into three smaller
>> > partitions,
>> > this should push hda2 to hda4. Windows will still see it as d:
>> > because the others are not vfat32.
>> > This gives you:
>> > hda1 20 Gig ---vfat32 (c:)
>> > hda2 ~18 Gig ---ext2 (linux)
>> > hda3 ~512MB ---linuxswap
>> > hda4 2 Gig ---vfat32 (d:)
>> >
>> > or use partition magic to resize the partitions and get an
>> > extended partition in there.
>> >
>> > c) install linux
>> >
>> > d) don't re-install the hp software ever again because it will blow
>> > away
>> > all your fine work.
>> >
>> > Perhaps the guru suggestion above is easier....
>> >
>> > Arend
>> >
>>
>> That makes alot of since... I will try that.. Thanks alot..
>> oh .... any idea where to find alot fo linux software?
>>
>
>
> I see that I got confused in point d) above, I think I meant:
> d) don't re-install the _compaq_ software ever again because it will
> blow away all your fine work.
>
> for linux software try:
>
> www.gnome.org/gnome-office/
> linuxberg.tucows.com
> linuxgames.com
> google
>
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Arend
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