Re: repartitioning hard disk
stefan goeman <stefan.goeman@siemens.atea.be> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I want to install linux on my PC at home. Now, I run Win98 2nd Ed. on a
> FAT32 filesystem.
> I only have one big partion (i.e. the C drive). I want to create more
> partitions in a "safe" manner and
> I am not sure how to do this.
>
> I also don't want to buy Partition Magic so I was thinking of using the
> fips tool (anybody tried this?).
> I have some small questions.
>
> 1) First I should defragment the C-drive (under Win98) to get everything
> in the beginning of the disk.
> I have read something about files that can not be removed. How do I find
> out that I do not have such files
> at the end of the disk and what can I do about it?
>
> 2) I plan to cut the drive in 2 parts with fips. The filesystem on the
> second partition is also FAT32 or will
> it be FAT16? Can I simply use fdisk (from linux) to change this fs to
> ext2 and then create more linux partitions
> >From this drive?
>
> 3) Now my drive letters are
> C: hard disk
> D: CD-ROM
> E: zip-drive
> If I reboot and Win98 starts (I hope) what will happen with these drive
> letters? (P.S.: I have not changed
> the 2nd partition to ext2)
try using GNU parted. It supports resizing FAT-partitions.
There is a bootdisk-image on ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/.
the drive-letter of the hard-disk will still be C: if you keep windows
on the first partition.
--
Felix Natter
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