I have two physical drives on my computer. One, hda, is for the Linux op
system, the other I would like to reserve for Linux programs.
Question: Is it possible to install Linux programs on a different physical
drive?
Has anybody done this? Would like to know.
Thanks,
Richard
Seeking the lists advice:
I currently have two hard drives in my machine, a 2.5gig and a 1gig.
Windows 95 currently resides on the 2.5gig drive. I would like to install
Mandrake on the 1gig drive and be able to have dual booting system. Can
LILO reside on the MBR of the 2.5gig and pass off the
Michael Beaver wrote:
John,
It would depend on wether or not you have formated the 2.5GB disk as FAT32
(incld. w/Windows95 OSR2) If you have you would need a 3rd party tool like
Partition Magic.
But as always... backup first.
Michael Beaver, MCP
Senior Systems Consultant
Phase Forward,
the vmlinuz boot image on
/hdb1.
Let me know if you want it..
Paul
- Original Message -
From: John
Burnette
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 2:52 PM
Subject: [newbie] Two Drives
Seeking the lists advice:I currently have two hard drives
in my
utilities unless you're venturing into dual/triple-boot territory... ;)
(in other words, unnecessary)
Paul
- Original Message -
From: Michael Beaver
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 3:21 PM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Two Drives
John,It would depend on wether
On Thu, 04 Nov 1999, you wrote:
yes, it can be done and I am sure is done regurarly through out the llinux
community.
first you should setup the drive so linux can use it
fdisk /devhdb (this should be your secodn drive)
then make a new partition and make it a linux native.
then you can make a
On Thu, 04 Nov 1999, you wrote:
I have two physical drives on my computer. One, hda, is for the Linux op
system, the other I would like to reserve for Linux programs.
Question: Is it possible to install Linux programs on a different physical
drive?
Has anybody done this? Would like to
