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| 67545 | 2002-08-02 05:45:00 | This is my situation: Primary 4.3GB HDD Secondary 2.7BGHDD I want to put Redhat Linux on my second drive, but make a specific partition for it, is this possible without losing the 1.1GB Program Files on it already? I don't have Partition Magic either, so does Linux come with something to do the trick. I have got a copy of RedHat 7.2 I think. I'm a total newbie, and It'll be running a P200Mhz. Any suggecstions or comments please Chilling_Silence |
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| 67546 | 2002-08-02 05:59:00 | Should be no problem. Look at your RH disk. There is a directory called "dosutils". In there, you will find a programme called FIPS. Read its documentation files. Since this is your second drive, you will be able to run FIPS from a HD boot, but I would prefer to run it in "real DOS", rather than a Windows DOS window. Make sure that the disk is drefragged so that all the files are down in the bottom end of the disk space. Use the graphic display to check . Then boot to DOS and use FIPS to split the disk space. Just let it make the DOS/Windows partition (leaving some room for expansion). The space to be used for Linux is best left "unallocated". The installation script will know better than you will. ;-) Then boot the RH CD, and follow the instructions. RH7.2 only wants a minumum of 500 MB or so, I think. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 67547 | 2002-08-05 14:34:00 | Redhat 7.2 has a fairly good fdisk wizard built in. It checks your hard drives prior to installing and allows you to confirm its selection. It will also want to load a disk manager in the MBR so you can dual boot. Or you can always boot to linux from a floppy. | Gorela (901) | ||
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