Re: OS and HD format advice

[Norman Robinson <norman_b_robinson@yahoo.com>]

Depending on your comfort level and experience you
could script the redhat installation using RedHat's
KickStart;
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/KickStart-HOWTO-6.html
or
consider that RedHat's 7.3 version's text mode is
readable by whatever tools you have;
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.3-Manual/install-guide/s1-guimode-textinterface.html
specifically there is a text based partition manager.

Since you have XP now you might want to consider using
PowerQuest's PartionMagic - but I'm not sure how
accessible it is to you (I've never used JAWS with it
for instance)

Also, another difficulty will be getting the installs
done in the correct order. I suggest the best article
I've read is on:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Win98/Q_20271214.html

Hope this helps!

BTW, I'm a sighted user. Just joined the group as I am
learning JAWS and other accessibility tools as part of
my work with Windows. I have been a longtime Linux
user. Please excuse me if I'm not helping, being
ignorant of how to approach the problem from your
perspective.

Be well,

Norman

--- Have Dog Will Travel <flodabay@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have a 74.5GB HD with Windows XP Home Edition. I
> also have RedHat 7.3 ISOs
> on CD RWs. I was thinking of partitioning the HD to
> three partitions;
> C:\Windows Xp Home Edition 35GB, D:\Windows 98SE
> 4.5GB and E:\Linux  35GB. I
> will need to move my CD RW and DVD ROM drives to
> other drive letters. My PC
> also has 512MB of RAM. I have no sight so I am not
> sure how to partition the
> drive with some sighted assistance. I am becoming
> interested in Gnopericus.
> I am not sure if I should install the RedHat 7.3 and
> some how upgrade the
> the Red hat Linux. I hate Windows, however, I have
> two groups that use
> Microsoft Office 2000: at some point I will need to
> look at installing a
> windows console program like Samba. I do abunch of
> HTML programming and
> demostrations. I am also looking into learning
> C,JAVA and Pearl programming
> languages. I started with a Commodore 64 in july
> 1984. I also have a DECTalk
> Ex press that works wwell with Speakup and I am
> thinking of eventially
> moveing to my Sound Blaster sound card and useing
> the DECTalk as a backup.
> My ISP is a cable service. I would like to hear some
> advice?
> 
> Angus MacKinnon
> Adaptive Computer Educator, ACE
> Email: MAILTO:flodabay@hotmail.com
> Web Page: http://members.shaw.ca/dabneyadfm
> Choroideremia Research Foundation Inc.
> http://www.choroideremia.org
> 
> 
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