On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 09:43:35 +0100 Matthieu Amiguet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I would suggest QtParted (a gui for parted, > > http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/). I've never used it, but it looks > > like it should work with FAT32. > > > > As already mentioned, KNOPPIX would be helpful to get started since you > > can boot from it and will have a full set of gnu/linux tools available. > > QtParted (and hence parted) are included with the latest KNOPPIX. > > > > I used QtParted from Knoppix to resize my 40Gb NTFS partition to something > more sensible. Didn't try fat32, though. The only problem was that XP put some > stuff (journaling files?) in the middle of the partition and I did not manage > to move it, so I wasn't able to resize to something smaller than 18Gb. Apart > from that, I had no problem with this method. > There are a fair number of references to this XP behavior at linux-laptop.net. The recommended cure is to use XP to remove the swap file, defrag, checkdisk, resize the partition, fdisk to reset the partition table, then you can readd the swap file with XP. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
