From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from bay0-omc2-s41.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.177]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1G5fL2-0006NV-00 for ; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:05:56 -0400 Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.11.27]) by bay0-omc2-s41.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:05:25 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:05:25 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 84.66.3.133 by BAY123-DAV17.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:05:20 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [84.66.3.133] X-Originating-Email: [robster3@hotmail.com] X-Sender: robster3@hotmail.com From: "Robin Williams" To: Subject: Two questions Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:05:14 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Jul 2006 09:05:25.0383 (UTC) FILETIME=[A1DAE970:01C6B092] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.8rc1 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:05:56 -0000 Hi all, I'm about to do my first independent installation of Fedora core = 5 and I have two questions. The first is a bit basic.=20 I've just had to format my laptop and lost all my data, and stupidly = forgot that linux needs to run on an ext2 or ext3 partition, instead I = created two fat32 partitions one of which has windows and the other on = which I planned to install linux. Should I delete this partition and = install Fedora on the free space or can I leave it there and have the = Fedora installation convert it to ext3? If I should delete it which is = the best way? I'm thinking about using parted in grml but am a bit = nervous.=20 Secondly is it possible to install Fedora to an external hard drive? I = know you can boot in to it from one when beginning the installation but = am not sure if it will pick up the drive when I go to install. If it's = possible has anybody had any experiences, good or bad, with running = Fedora core from an external drive?=20 Thanks for any help.=20 Robin Williams