You can resize a Windows partition using ntfsresize on the Gentoo LiveCD. Failing that, download a Mandrake installation CD and use the graphical partitioning resizer, then bail out of the Mandrake installation with a reboot.
On 11/10/05, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 18:06:41 -0400, Dave Nebinger wrote: > > > I've got a laptop. It has a working win xp system on it (plus all > > apps, etc). > > > > I want to wipe windows off of it and put gentoo on it. > > > > But, after gentoo is up and running, I'd like to create a partition to > > restore the windows partition to. > > Why remove it? Wouldn't it be easier and better to resize your Windows > partition and install Gentoo in the remaining space? > > > -- > Neil Bothwick > > If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. * > Wright > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Imagine you were an idiot. And imagine you were a Member of Congress. But I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain ----- Windows for Clusters - Distributed Crashing -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
