The solution, then is to create the partitions using the DOS fdisk utility,
including the ones you want for Linux. Then restart the 'puter, and run fdisk
again, but this time remove the partitions you want for Linux. Install Win9x,
then install Linux, recreating the partitions with disk druid. I think this will
work.
A more expensive solution, but much easier is to get PartitionMagic, and
do the job with it. You can resize, move, and reformat partitions at will.
Anything but formatting will not destroy the information on the partitions.
It's a great tool, and I recomend it highly. The bad news is the cost - about
$70.00 here in Toledo, Ohio USA.
I use it, because as my needs change, I don't have to do a rebuild to rearange
my partitions. I started out with 2 Gig for Linux, and 6 Gig for Win95. Now
it's about half and half (4 Gigs each).
Ernie
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999,Collin J. Davidson wrote:
| This sounds good, but I jhave been told and, from experience, learned that
| there must be some sort of /boot linux partition within the first 8GB of
| Hard Drive space. Since I want the combined Win98 partitions to be 10GB,
| your suggestion does not seem like it will work. I could be wrong, please
| advise.
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 11:58 AM
| Subject: Re: [newbie] Partition setup help
|
|
| > J,
| >
| > You will need to install Win95/98 first, since it will overwright the MBR
| > (Master Boot Record) of your hard disk.
| >
| > Run fdisk from the Win95/98 floppy, and create one primary partition, and
| one
| > extended partition. These must occupy the entire Hard Disk. Then in the
| extended
| > partition, create one or more logical partitions as desired for Win95/98.
| Do
| > not create any partitions for Linux at this point. Leave the amount of
| space
| > you want for Linux unpartitioned in the extended partition.
| >
| > Next, restart and format the DOS partittions for Win95/98 with the DOS
| format
| > command, then install the Win9x operating system.
| >
| > Once you have Win9x installed and operational, restart the computer and
| run the
| > Linux installation program (I used the Linux boot disk in my floppy
| drive).
| > Follow the on screen prompts, and I suggest you use disk druid to set up
| the
| > Linux partitions, as it is easier, and will not destroy your Win9x
| instalation.
| > This should result in a machine which will do a good dual-boot between
| Win9x
| > and Linux. It worked for me.
| >
| > Note, I installed LILO in the MBR so I could boot from the HD, and LILO
| did
| > not mess up my Win9x.
| >
| > Ernie
| >
| >
| > On Tue, 26 Oct 1999,Collin J. Davidson wrote:
| > | I am so close to setting this up, I can almost taste it. I guess you
| get
| > | delusional after looking at the computer screen for 12 hours straight.
| > | Anyway, I can't quite get my hard drive partitioned correctly. I have
| 12.9
| > | GB hard drive, and want to use approximately 10 GB for win98, and 2.9
| for
| > | Mandrake Linux 6.1. These are the two setups that seem to be the
| closest to
| > | correct.
| > |
| > | 1. hde1, 4 GB, Win95 FAT32
| > | hde5, 2 GB, Linux Native - first part of an extended partition (hde2)
| > | hde6, 128MB, Linux Swap - second part of an extended partition (hde2)
| > | hde7, 6 GB, FAT16 >= 32MB or some sort of DOS partition - third part
| of an
| > | extended partition (hde2)
| > |
| > | This one worked well. LILO booted both Win98, and Linux. The only
| problem
| > | was, after I formatted hde7 as a FAT32 in Win98, Win98 took FOREVER to
| boot,
| > | and after it did, it couldn't see hde7. The only thing I can think
| of, is
| > | that Linux does not support FAT32 as a logical partition in an
| extended
| > | partition, wrote something to the disk and then Win98 couldn't figure
| out
| > | what was going on. Of course, I could be completely wrong, and have
| no idea
| > | what I am talking about.
| > |
| > | 2. hde1, 4 GB, Win95 FAT32
| > | hde2, 16MB, Linux Native - I did this and mounted it as /boot because
| it's
| > | my understanding that LILO must have /boot within the first 8GB of a
| hard
| > | drive.
| > | hde5, 2 GB, Linux Native - first part of an extended partition (hde3)
| > | hde6, 128MB, Linux Swap - second part of an extended partitiion (hde3)
| > | hde4, 6 GB, some sort of DOS extended partition
| > |
| > | This setup allowed me to boot both Win 98 and Linux. The problem with
| this
| > | one was that it seems like Win98 only supports ONE primary partition
| and ONE
| > | extended partition per disk. I have 2 primary and 2 extended. Again,
| I
| > | could be completely wrong. No matter what I did with hde4, Win 98
| couldn't
| > | see it.
| > |
| > | So basically, I need to know how to partition my 12.9 GB hard drive to
| have
| > | approximately 10 GB for win98, and 2.9 for Mandrake Linux 6.1. Any
| help or
| > | suggestions are appreciated.
| > |
| > | Collin Davidson
| >
| >
