Re: >8GB drive partitioning
Yes, I have used Ranish PM a lot, and even the beta version (2.38) is
very stable and reliable - even if it is still unfinished. I don't use
it as a boot manager, just as a partitioning tool.
You can use it to downsize a FAT(16 or 32) partition, provided that
partition has been defragged so that there are no files present in the
portion you are breaking off (similar to Fips in that regard). Ranish
helps you with this by displaying a "minimum size" for each partition
that represents the number of sectors beyond which there are no files.
When you do that, you need to change the partition size in two places;
in the partition table and also in the partition's boot record which is
displayed in the lower portion of the screen. The end result should be
that the "number of sectors" value for the partition should be the same
in both places.
Also keep in mind that your Linux root partition should be within the
first 1024 cylinders of the drive, or it will not boot with Lilo (or
Loadlin I believe also).
Be sure to read the Help and FAQ on the web site first - especially the
sections on resizing. There are limitations you should know about.
Tom
Hamilton wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> I have been trying to install debian onto a new computer, and I am having
> problems with reparitioning the 12 Gig hard drive. I don't want to lose
> the information on the existing win98 installation. I have read the
> documentation etc with fips, and the current version (2.0) to the best of
> my knowledge does not support hard drives > 8 Gigs. I have an old version
> of partition magic which has the same limitation, and I don't want to fork
> out 60 quid for a new version.
>
> I came across a partition manager called Ranish Partition Manager (URL
> below) the beta release of which will support drives > 8 Gigs. I was
> wondering if anyone could tell me how stable this release is, or if they
> have had any success using it? Alternatively, does anyone know of any
> other free/low cost partition managers available, that will handle disks >
> 8 Gigs?
>
> http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/
>
> Thanks.
>
> PS, please Cc me in replies, because I just read the archives.
>
> --
> Alan
> Mail: hamilton@wisdom.ucc.ie
> WWW: http://wisdom.ucc.ie/~/hamilton
>
Hamilton wrote:
>
> Hi.
>
> I have been trying to install debian onto a new computer, and I am having
> problems with reparitioning the 12 Gig hard drive. I don't want to lose
> the information on the existing win98 installation. I have read the
> documentation etc with fips, and the current version (2.0) to the best of
> my knowledge does not support hard drives > 8 Gigs. I have an old version
> of partition magic which has the same limitation, and I don't want to fork
> out 60 quid for a new version.
>
> I came across a partition manager called Ranish Partition Manager (URL
> below) the beta release of which will support drives > 8 Gigs. I was
> wondering if anyone could tell me how stable this release is, or if they
> have had any success using it? Alternatively, does anyone know of any
> other free/low cost partition managers available, that will handle disks >
> 8 Gigs?
>
> http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/
>
> Thanks.
>
> PS, please Cc me in replies, because I just read the archives.
>
> --
> Alan
> Mail: hamilton@wisdom.ucc.ie
> WWW: http://wisdom.ucc.ie/~/hamilton
>
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