Re: [newbie] FIPS and File Systems
On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:54:22 -0900 civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You have NT filesystems installed. Use partition magic or reinstall > Windows on just part of the disk. Or get the 9.1 RC2 or wait for the final. In 9.1 diskdrake has the ability to resize NTFS, even that as done by XP. Charles -- There is a 20% chance of tomorrow. - Mandrake Linux 9.1 on PurpleDragon Kernel- 2.4.21-0.12mdk - pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] FIPS and File Systems
On Thursday 06 March 2003 01:32 pm, Passing Memory wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been trying to use FIPSto safely partition my HardDrive before > installing Linux but it doesn't work. > > > I keep having the following error: > > "Unknown File System" > > I tried on disk formatted by Windows XP and on another disk formatted by > Windows 2000, but it fails on both. > > PLease help. > > > Cheers. > > Passing! You have NT filesystems installed. Use partition magic or reinstall Windows on just part of the disk. Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] FIPS and File Systems
Passing Memory wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been trying to use FIPSto safely partition my > HardDrive before installing Linux but it doesn't work. > > > I keep having the following error: > > "Unknown File System" > > I tried on disk formatted by Windows XP and on another disk > formatted by Windows 2000, but it fails on both. > > PLease help. > > > Cheers. > > Passing! you're running into trouble becasuse you'vebeen trying to resize ntfs partitions. you can download 'BootIt NG', a shareware offering (it's uncrippled and comes with a 30 day free trial license) from: http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/ and put the installer on a floppy. i's self-booting and when it starts you tell it you don't want to install and it then becomes an in-memory partitioning/resizing tool that will handle ntfs resizing. if you decide you want to buy it after the 30 day trial it's only $34.95. -- Alan Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] FIPS and File Systems
On Thursday 06 March 2003 05:32 pm, Passing Memory wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been trying to use FIPSto safely partition my HardDrive before > installing Linux but it doesn't work. > > > I keep having the following error: > > "Unknown File System" > > I tried on disk formatted by Windows XP and on another disk formatted by > Windows 2000, but it fails on both. > > PLease help. > > > Cheers. > > Passing! there is no help for ntfs until you get the final 9.1... Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] FIPS and File Systems
On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 09:32, Passing Memory wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been trying to use FIPSto safely partition my HardDrive before > installing Linux but it doesn't work. > I keep having the following error: > "Unknown File System" > I tried on disk formatted by Windows XP and on another disk formatted by > Windows 2000, but it fails on both. > PLease help. > Cheers. > Passing! What about using something different - like Partition Magic, or even going so far as to use a Win98 boot disk with fdisk on it? If you've setup your Win2k/WinXP to use NTFS, you might find some problems with the management scheme - because if you're using Dynamic Disk on the drive, then that's going to hose it up because NOTHING will resize or partition a Dynamic Disk except for Win2k/WinXP. HTH! Cheers without beers! -- Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:35:00 +1100 9:35am up 11:00, 5 users, load average: 0.26, 0.32, 0.29 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ |"| | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;"""/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' " " | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- Knowledge, sir, should be free to all! -- Harry Mudd, "I, Mudd", stardate 4513.3 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] FIPS and File Systems
Passing Memory wrote: Hi All, I have been trying to use FIPSto safely partition my HardDrive before installing Linux but it doesn't work. I keep having the following error: "Unknown File System" I tried on disk formatted by Windows XP and on another disk formatted by Windows 2000, but it fails on both. PLease help. Maybe fips won't work with ntfs. These days disk partitioning during Mandrake installation should be as safe as fips. Alternatively, try Partition Magic. Sir Robin -- "The raisins may be the best part of a cake, but that doesn't mean that a bag of raisins is better than a cake." - Wittgenstein Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
