Another possible solution: Partition Magic has a simpler product called "Boot
Magic". It came with Caldera's Open Linux 2.2 but I think it may sell separately.
When I installed from Win95 it created the partitions I needed for Linux, then set
up a Boot screen in place of Lilo. This is one of the reasons Caldera installs so
eaisly. When I installed Mdk 6.0 over Caldera, it kept Boot Magic. I also Have
used "Partition Magic", It's a good program but more complex than "Boot Magic".
Stan.
Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." wrote:
> 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
> | >
> | >
