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 at kdsi.net > > > or My Work e-mail: > > > gervin at ncbvi.state.ne.us > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Email: janina at 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at 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
