[newbie] Two drives

1999-11-03 Thread rich
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

Re: [newbie] Two Drives

1999-02-17 Thread Paul A. Bernicchi
or similar 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

Re: [newbie] Two Drives

1999-02-17 Thread Paul A. Bernicchi
s partition, or load 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 t

Re: [newbie] Two Drives

1999-02-17 Thread root
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

RE: [newbie] Two Drives

1999-02-17 Thread Michael Beaver
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, Inc. (781) 522-3326 (617) 230-0

[newbie] Two Drives

1999-02-17 Thread John Burnette
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 boo

Re: [newbie] Two drives

1999-01-02 Thread John Aldrich
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 l

Re: [newbie] Two drives

1999-01-02 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
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 m