1) Another tool for disk partition management is parted - The GNU Parted disk partition resizing program. I am not sure how GUI it is. 2) I believe that for a MS-Win and Linux dual boot machine you might want to look at the isapnptools deb. Suppose to let you use your PNP hardware without interfering MS-Win hardware management when it is booted. There is also a new kernel option for PNP which I have not explored. Any hints?
> Addendum: > > The easiest (best?) way to get some hardware working under Linux is to > disable the Plug-n-Play features it may have. This makes it a royal pain > to keep those hardware components working under the Win9x side of your > computer. Making Linux do PnP or making Windows _not_ need PnP is one of > those annoying things that dual-boot people just have to deal with. This > is probably only a problem is you have ISA cards. > > Make sure to check out the hardware HOWTO before you get started to see if > there is any hardware you have that will require disabling PnP so you can > do so and get it working again under Windows before getting halfway in and > being annoyed. :) > > --adam b. > > On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Ethan Pierce wrote: > > > David, you certainly can. You will need to establish some linux > > partions...many on this list prefer fips utility, but I like partition magic > > for dos...its graphical and you can get a good feel for the disk layout. > > > > -Ethan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 2:48 PM > > Subject: hi > > > > > > > I'm real interested in downloading and running Debian, but I have win 95 > > > on my machine now, can I leave win 95 on there and use debian too or? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > > /dev/null > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- -- Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Donate free food to the world's hungry: see http://www.thehungersite.com