Re: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
> Remember that to install W2k loader, you must be Administrator which seems > not to be the case. Yup... That situation is realistic... Hmmm... this is looking grim... The only way I can forsee to get the Admin rights is to somehow use a documented hack (buffer-overflow) to get in... Stefan
AW: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
Hi, > -Stefan wrote- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Im Auftrag von Stefan van der > Eijk > Gesendet: Dienstag, 17. Oktober 2000 22:33 > An: Cooker > Betreff: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS > > > Hi, > > A collegue recently installed Mandrake 7.1 on his HP 4150 laptop (that > one runs on win98, the new laptops will run w2k). No problems > at all, he > booted win98, insetted the CD, chose to install, the CD then shutdown > windows and started linux & the installer. Ueber cool. But will this > work on W2K? I don't think so. When inserting the MDK-CD in w2k it say's: "You can't install Linux Mandrake from this Windows version. Try another installation method" When you just boot from CD of FD everything works fine. regards Manuel smime.p7s
RE: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
Remember that to install W2k loader, you must be Administrator which seems not to be the case. -Message d'origine- De : Geoffrey Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyé : mercredi 18 octobre 2000 06:04 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS Yo, On Tue, Oct 17, 2000 at 10:32:58PM +0200, Stefan van der Eijk wrote: > Hi, > > The company I work for is preparing to roll out a new set of laptops in > the near future. My current craptop (sorry, I hate the thing) is due to > be replaced by one of those new ones. The hardware configuration of the > new laptop is very nice, but the software wouldn't be my choice --> it > comes with W2K, installed in on a single NTFS formatted partition (yes, > yes, what a waste). I'd like to be able to install linux on it without > destroying the software on it (there's no other way to pick up my mail > there, since they're using an Exchange-only mailsystem). > > - Is the mandrake installer currently capable of resizing NTFS > filesystems? No, unfortunately the NTFS stuff is horribly documented, not only on our part but also on m$'s part. > - Is it _possible_ to resize NTFS filessystems (with Open / Closed > software? which software? any experience with this?)? Yes. Try Partition Magic. You can find it around the net (all legal issues aside.) > - Can the Mandrake installer be started from a "locked down" W2K machine > (no administrator rights whatsoever, no booting from CD or perhaps even > FDD --> a machine catered for the end-luser)? > - What strategies can I use to setup a dual boot system (lilo in the > MBR, setting up 2 (+swap) partitions)? > You can use lilo if you like ... Personally I use Lilo. I've seen people do it reverse with Y2K (i.e. the Y2K laoder first, then Lilo) but both are fine. > windows and started linux & the installer. Ueber cool. But will this > work on W2K? > Humm not sure ... I don't think so though, since you need Real Mode to boot .. Also another note, I don't think that it works for WinME (AFAIK) -- Geoffrey Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> §õªø· ~/.signature ¤¤¤åbig5 compliant. http://devel.mandrakesoft.com/~snailtalk ftp://devel.mandrakesoft.com/pub/people/snailtalk "7 days of honeymoon makes one whole week."
Re: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
Yo, On Tue, Oct 17, 2000 at 10:32:58PM +0200, Stefan van der Eijk wrote: > Hi, > > The company I work for is preparing to roll out a new set of laptops in > the near future. My current craptop (sorry, I hate the thing) is due to > be replaced by one of those new ones. The hardware configuration of the > new laptop is very nice, but the software wouldn't be my choice --> it > comes with W2K, installed in on a single NTFS formatted partition (yes, > yes, what a waste). I'd like to be able to install linux on it without > destroying the software on it (there's no other way to pick up my mail > there, since they're using an Exchange-only mailsystem). > > - Is the mandrake installer currently capable of resizing NTFS > filesystems? No, unfortunately the NTFS stuff is horribly documented, not only on our part but also on m$'s part. > - Is it _possible_ to resize NTFS filessystems (with Open / Closed > software? which software? any experience with this?)? Yes. Try Partition Magic. You can find it around the net (all legal issues aside.) > - Can the Mandrake installer be started from a "locked down" W2K machine > (no administrator rights whatsoever, no booting from CD or perhaps even > FDD --> a machine catered for the end-luser)? > - What strategies can I use to setup a dual boot system (lilo in the > MBR, setting up 2 (+swap) partitions)? > You can use lilo if you like ... Personally I use Lilo. I've seen people do it reverse with Y2K (i.e. the Y2K laoder first, then Lilo) but both are fine. > windows and started linux & the installer. Ueber cool. But will this > work on W2K? > Humm not sure ... I don't think so though, since you need Real Mode to boot .. Also another note, I don't think that it works for WinME (AFAIK) -- Geoffrey Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> §õªø· ~/.signature ¤¤¤åbig5 compliant. http://devel.mandrakesoft.com/~snailtalk ftp://devel.mandrakesoft.com/pub/people/snailtalk "7 days of honeymoon makes one whole week."
Re: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Stefan van der Eijk wrote: > - Is it _possible_ to resize NTFS filessystems (with Open / Closed > software? which software? any experience with this?)? PartitionMagic 5.0 from PowerQuest -- -- Peter Ruskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wrexham, UK KDE - the professionals' choice --
Re: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
Stefan van der Eijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > - Is the mandrake installer currently capable of resizing NTFS > filesystems? no. and mounting w2k ntfs is risky!
Re: [Cooker] Resizing NTFS
> - Is it _possible_ to resize NTFS filessystems (with Open / Closed > software? which software? any experience with this?)? it seems that parted supports resizing of NTFS, from http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/USER " 2.2.4 MS Windows NT, MS Windows 2000 -- The NT boot loader needs * it's own boot sector code in a PRIMARY FAT16 or NTFS partition (FAT32 possible with Windows 2000), which is called the "system partition". This partition should be marked with the "boot" flag in Parted. * the files NTLDR, BOOT.INI and NTDETECT.COM within the system partition. BOOT.INI holds the information about the physical location of the primary partition or logical drive where Windows NT was installed to, called the "boot partition". The boot partition and system partition may be located together in one primary partition. * optionally, the file NTBOOTDD.SYS within the system partition, which is the renamed disk driver for your SCSI or IDE controller, when this has no own BIOS (or it's BIOS can't access large disks). * the system partition should end before cylinder 1024, and MUST start before cylinder 1024. * both the boot and system partition may be resized, without the need for any other changes. * if the boot partition's number changes (i.e. it's MINOR number), then the BOOT.INI has to be updated. "
[Cooker] Resizing NTFS
Hi, The company I work for is preparing to roll out a new set of laptops in the near future. My current craptop (sorry, I hate the thing) is due to be replaced by one of those new ones. The hardware configuration of the new laptop is very nice, but the software wouldn't be my choice --> it comes with W2K, installed in on a single NTFS formatted partition (yes, yes, what a waste). I'd like to be able to install linux on it without destroying the software on it (there's no other way to pick up my mail there, since they're using an Exchange-only mailsystem). - Is the mandrake installer currently capable of resizing NTFS filesystems? - Is it _possible_ to resize NTFS filessystems (with Open / Closed software? which software? any experience with this?)? - Can the Mandrake installer be started from a "locked down" W2K machine (no administrator rights whatsoever, no booting from CD or perhaps even FDD --> a machine catered for the end-luser)? - What strategies can I use to setup a dual boot system (lilo in the MBR, setting up 2 (+swap) partitions)? A collegue recently installed Mandrake 7.1 on his HP 4150 laptop (that one runs on win98, the new laptops will run w2k). No problems at all, he booted win98, insetted the CD, chose to install, the CD then shutdown windows and started linux & the installer. Ueber cool. But will this work on W2K? regards, Stefan
