Re: hard drive setup

["Glenn Ervin" <glennervin@cableone.net>]

Hi Janina,
I guess I thought that the disk should be configured and I could copy linux
onto it, and install from there, after booting up with a duel boot disk.
So then is it best to download an ISO for a CD, and boot to a CD?
And go on to partition the drive, and set up linux from there?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@rednote.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: hard drive setup


More to the point is that you're wasting effort partitioning in DOS.
When you get around to installing Linux, you'll be able to partition as
part of that process.

And, since you've an entire hard disk to devote to Linux, don't delay.
You've nothing to lose even if you get things wrong. With an entire disk
to work with, you've got the luxury of learning by doing.

Glenn Ervin writes:
> From: "Glenn Ervin" <glennervin@cableone.net>
>
> Erik,
> If I have not yet installed linux, how can I use a Linux version of f
disk?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "erik burggraaf" <erik@erik-burggraaf.com>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: hard drive setup
>
>
> It sounds like you're running fdisk for dos.  Fdisk for linux doesn't have
> the prompt for partitioning large disks as far as I remember.  It just
does.
> Also, if you're installing slack, you'll need an infinitessimal swap
> partition, which must be created with fdisk for linux or or partition
magic
> for linux.  Fdisk is probabley your best bet, though.  I used it because
it
> was right there in my slackware instalation package.
> Hope this helps,
> Erik
> "I'm not a monster; I'm a friend who raves and drules."
> The killjoys
> email:  erik@erik-burggraaf.com
> visit the sort'a half website:  www.erik-burggraaf.com
> Rico via MSN:  gooderik@hotmail.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Glenn Ervin <glennervin@cableone.net>
> To: linux - speakup <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 9:09 PM
> Subject: hard drive setup
>
>
> > I just ran f disk on my second harddrive, 8.1 GB.
> > I have set no partitions yet.
> > I did not enable large disk detection, and therefore, it can only set 2
> > active partitions.
> > If I enable large drive detection, I believe it will be setting it to
FAT
> > 32.
> > Will this have an adverse effect on installing Linux?
> > And can someone give me their preferred partition sizes and number of
> > partitions for an 8.1 GB drive?
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > "Live long and prosper",
> > O. Glenn Ervin (Lenny)
> > N0YJV
> > Northeast Nebraska
> > e-mail:
> > glennervin@cableone.net
> > The above address can also be found on MSM.
> > or my work e-mail:
> > gErvin@ncbvi.state.ne.us
> >
> >
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