What I forgot to mention is ..
LINUX is already running on my machine. It is on my drive /dev/hda5
Swap is /dev/hda6
Lets put my question in other words ...............
How do I simply partition/format my new 13 Gigs HD so Linux AND Windows can
read/write to it, whatever I choose to boot as OS on a day to day basis
????????????
Thanks !
Herman Aa wrote:
> Simon, 30sep99
>
> When you installed the special driver you created new rules for your
> harddisk environment. Without knowing the special driver there is not
> much of a discussion.
> You have no problem installing Linux?
Nop
> The alternate way is NOT to install the special driver.
> (The instructions with the DiskManager/ special driver are for the Windows
> environment. It does not necessarily apply to Linux.)
> Leave the disk blank. Do not partition it.
> Or partition only the part you need for Windows. Do not create an EXTENDED
> partition at this point.
> Leave the remainder of the disk un-partitioned.
>
> When you install Linux from CDROM you will get the harddisk partitioner of
> Linux.
> Same name 'fdisk' but different from Windows-fdisk.
> See what fdisk-linux can do for you. The Windows-rules are replaced by
> Linux rules.
> Linux has less restrictions.
> Linux might well partition drives over 8GB. I had no problems with my 8.6GB
> SeaGate. (Windows had no problems with it either.)
>
> >From Linux you can access Window partitions as if they were Linux.
> If you mount the Window-drives at startup, Linux 'adopts' the mounted
> Window-drives as it's own.
> This is not all good news: If you do an 'updatedb' Linux will also scan the
> Windows drives and it takes equally longer.
> I prefer not to mount at startup. Instead I can activate (mount) a
> Windows-drive
> any time I need to. With just a few keystrokes.
> If Windows (the partition with the WINDOWS directory on it) is on a separate
> drive, the drive will go to sleep (powered-down till called).
>
> Windows does not read Linux partitions.
>
> >I have simply used the utility called Disk Manager which is the tool provided
> >by Quantum that can partition a HD greater than 8gigd for my old P200 pro
> (Dell
> >Dimension). Per quantum docs, this is the only utility that can do the
> work for
> >machines with bios that can't support HD bigger than 8gigs.
> >
> >This utility did to following:
> >- Told me if the bios is compatible with the hd,
> >- In my case, not compatible, so it told me to move it from hdc to hdb , which
> >I did,
> >- Re-Started Win98 and I have been ask if it could install a special driver
> >which would enable >8gigs disks connection. Done
> >- Opened up an interface to partition with either FAT16 or FAT32.
> >- I choosed FAT32 (for all) to make partition greater than 2gigs.
> >- Created 4 partitions : ~ 6gigs - 3gigs - 3gigs - 1gig
> >-Restarted windows.
> >-Explorer than ended up with 5 new drives:
> >D: (unreadable) <--- strange isn't it ?
> >E: (6gigs)
> >F: (3gigs)
> >G: (1gig)
> >H: (3gigs)
> >
> >Bear in mind that the only objective is to have partitions larger than FAT16
> >-2gigs limit and also being able to READ-WRITE to these partitions when
> running
> >Win98 and Linux ......
> >So if other partitioning solutions can be applied, I am flexible.
> >
> >Thanks again !
> >
> >
> >
> >Ramana Tadepalli wrote:
> >
> >> the hd brand does not matter
> >> send me info about what you did with the win partitioning and in what order
> >> did you do so. I couldn't get a clear idea. I can help you if I have some
> >> more info
> >>
> >> Simon Gendreau wrote:
> >>
> ---Herman Aa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >From a mountaintop on Cebu island, Philippines.
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