> Frank Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > So this weekend - tinker time! My question is this, what do I have to do > > to my old NT/Win95 dual boot box to prepare it for Linux? The HD is a > > 2.5Gb partitioned, if I remember aright, into 600mb and the rest. > > > > Do I just reformat both partitions and then stick the CD-ROM in or do I > > need to do a bit more housekeeping first? I've done about a dozen Redhat installs on the same machine in the last three months. The first three or four were intended to be mistakes while I learned. Next couple came when I was (IMHO) smart enough to attempt a kernel upgrade *before* I started putting real files on the system -- so I learned what I can screw up during the upgrade process while I could still wipe the system and fix it :) Last two have been experiments to see what happens if you try one arrangement vs. another. Highly recommend that process. :) But, in the end, I got myself a copy of "Running Linux" this week, just before I finally settle on an install and finish the silly machine this weekend. Can't recommend highly enough the first three chapters of that book when you approach this the first time. Does excellent explanation of partitioning concerns, has great troubleshooting section, and even holds your hand when you need it. *could* have done the final install without it, but with it I suddenly understand a lot more about why various things happened along the way, got answers to the few experiments I ran I couldn't figure out the results of, and am feeling a lot more confident about getting it right this weekend :) If nothing else, borrow a copy and keep it on hand . . . . BTW, I just let RedHat nuke the entire NT3.51/Win3.1 systems that were on the two hard drives on that box the first time, and it did a very efficient job of making them go away :) Brett ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
