linux partition

linux partition

[Glenn Ervin]

does my d drive, which is dedicated to trying to get linux to work, have to
be partitioned?
If so, can I use fdisk to partition it?
I would rather not partition it if I do not have to do that.
that drive is 200MB and removable.

Sincerely,
O. Glenn Ervin-- (Lenny) N0YJV
Northeast Nebraska
gervin@kdsi.net
or My Work e-mail:
gervin@ncbvi.state.ne.us

Re: linux partition

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Glen:

The term, "D:> Drive" is a Windows/DOS designation and not a linux 
designation. Also, odds are great that it's not a drive, but a partition. 
Are you certain that it's actually a second drive on your hard disk, and 
not just a second partition on your first disk?

To find out, run fdisk. You may need to shutdown to ms dos to run fdisk. 
Be careful not to change anything you don't mean to change while running 
fdisk. There is a way to run fdisk in observation mode, but I don't recall 
how.

Second point ... 200 Mb is not much these days. It's probably enough for 
something like zipspeak, and you could probably get a native linux 
installation into 200 Mb, but you'd have to work at it, and you'd have to 
know what you're doing in linux to make it work out.

If you're running zipspeak, you certainly don't need to repartition. Read 
the documentation that comes with zipspeak. It explains that you put it in 
a directory and run it from a shutdown to ms dos -- a DOS boot without 
Windows, in other words.

If you're trying to get a native install into 200 Mb, don't do it. Do 
whatever you need to do to get more space available--at least 1 Gig. Even 
if you need to get another hard drive, which can be done for well under 
$100 now, you should get more space if you really want to install a 
working linux. Of course, you could see about making more space available 
on your current system by resizing existing partitions. The linux tool 
parted is one that can do that, and can do it accessibly--with speech.

 On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Glenn Ervin 
wrote:

> does my d drive, which is dedicated to trying to get linux to work, have to
> be partitioned?
> If so, can I use fdisk to partition it?
> I would rather not partition it if I do not have to do that.
> that drive is 200MB and removable.
> 
> Sincerely,
> O. Glenn Ervin-- (Lenny) N0YJV
> Northeast Nebraska
> gervin@kdsi.net
> or My Work e-mail:
> gervin@ncbvi.state.ne.us
> 
> 
> 
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Re: linux partition

[Janina Sajka]

That sounds right. 

I know. "Observation" is not a word we usually hear around computers. But, 
I thought it might serve to indicate the ability to look around without 
the ability to change anything.


On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote:

> I think you mean: "fdisk /status",
> but I'm not sure what you mean by ovservation.
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 08:21:56PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > Hi, Glen:
> > 
> > The term, "D:> Drive" is a Windows/DOS designation and not a linux 
> > designation. Also, odds are great that it's not a drive, but a partition. 
> > Are you certain that it's actually a second drive on your hard disk, and 
> > not just a second partition on your first disk?
> > 
> > To find out, run fdisk. You may need to shutdown to ms dos to run fdisk. 
> > Be careful not to change anything you don't mean to change while running 
> > fdisk. There is a way to run fdisk in observation mode, but I don't recall 
> > how.
> > 
> > Second point ... 200 Mb is not much these days. It's probably enough for 
> > something like zipspeak, and you could probably get a native linux 
> > installation into 200 Mb, but you'd have to work at it, and you'd have to 
> > know what you're doing in linux to make it work out.
> > 
> > If you're running zipspeak, you certainly don't need to repartition. Read 
> > the documentation that comes with zipspeak. It explains that you put it in 
> > a directory and run it from a shutdown to ms dos -- a DOS boot without 
> > Windows, in other words.
> > 
> > If you're trying to get a native install into 200 Mb, don't do it. Do 
> > whatever you need to do to get more space available--at least 1 Gig. Even 
> > if you need to get another hard drive, which can be done for well under 
> > $100 now, you should get more space if you really want to install a 
> > working linux. Of course, you could see about making more space available 
> > on your current system by resizing existing partitions. The linux tool 
> > parted is one that can do that, and can do it accessibly--with speech.
> > 
> >  On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Glenn Ervin 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > does my d drive, which is dedicated to trying to get linux to work, have to
> > > be partitioned?
> > > If so, can I use fdisk to partition it?
> > > I would rather not partition it if I do not have to do that.
> > > that drive is 200MB and removable.
> > > 
> > > Sincerely,
> > > O. Glenn Ervin-- (Lenny) N0YJV
> > > Northeast Nebraska
> > > gervin@kdsi.net
> > > or My Work e-mail:
> > > gervin@ncbvi.state.ne.us
> > > 
> > > 
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> > 
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> > 				Technology Research and Development
> > 				Governmental Relations Group
> > 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> > 
> > Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
> > 
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> > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
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				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org

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Re: linux partition

[Gregory Nowak]

I think you mean: "fdisk /status",
but I'm not sure what you mean by ovservation.
Greg


On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 08:21:56PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
> Hi, Glen:
> 
> The term, "D:> Drive" is a Windows/DOS designation and not a linux 
> designation. Also, odds are great that it's not a drive, but a partition. 
> Are you certain that it's actually a second drive on your hard disk, and 
> not just a second partition on your first disk?
> 
> To find out, run fdisk. You may need to shutdown to ms dos to run fdisk. 
> Be careful not to change anything you don't mean to change while running 
> fdisk. There is a way to run fdisk in observation mode, but I don't recall 
> how.
> 
> Second point ... 200 Mb is not much these days. It's probably enough for 
> something like zipspeak, and you could probably get a native linux 
> installation into 200 Mb, but you'd have to work at it, and you'd have to 
> know what you're doing in linux to make it work out.
> 
> If you're running zipspeak, you certainly don't need to repartition. Read 
> the documentation that comes with zipspeak. It explains that you put it in 
> a directory and run it from a shutdown to ms dos -- a DOS boot without 
> Windows, in other words.
> 
> If you're trying to get a native install into 200 Mb, don't do it. Do 
> whatever you need to do to get more space available--at least 1 Gig. Even 
> if you need to get another hard drive, which can be done for well under 
> $100 now, you should get more space if you really want to install a 
> working linux. Of course, you could see about making more space available 
> on your current system by resizing existing partitions. The linux tool 
> parted is one that can do that, and can do it accessibly--with speech.
> 
>  On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Glenn Ervin 
> wrote:
> 
> > does my d drive, which is dedicated to trying to get linux to work, have to
> > be partitioned?
> > If so, can I use fdisk to partition it?
> > I would rather not partition it if I do not have to do that.
> > that drive is 200MB and removable.
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > O. Glenn Ervin-- (Lenny) N0YJV
> > Northeast Nebraska
> > gervin@kdsi.net
> > or My Work e-mail:
> > gervin@ncbvi.state.ne.us
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
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> > 
> 
> -- 
> 	
> 				Janina Sajka, Director
> 				Technology Research and Development
> 				Governmental Relations Group
> 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> 
> Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175
> 
> Chair, Accessibility SIG
> Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> http://www.openebook.org
> 
> Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper,
> Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp
> 
> Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther
> King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at
> http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp
> 
> Learn how to make accessible software at
> http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp
> 
> 
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