I'm already looking at buying a new hard drive and cdr-w drive, so forking out the $70 on partition magic isn't anywhere at the top of my list. Thanks for the suggestion, though. At 09:14 AM 1/2/02 -0500, you wrote: >Jason, did you know you could repartition your disk without losing you >data with programs such as partition magic? It would be much better >if hour linux partitions were separate from the Windows ones and it >really doesn't take that much time. > > >on Tue, 01 Jan 2002 13:56:19 -0600 Jason Symes <jsymes at netins.net> wrote: > >> That answered everything. Thanks a bunch, and have a good rest of the new >> year. >> At 01:01 PM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote: >>>Ok, if you're installing from hard disk you need to put all the iso files in >>>a directory like c:\rh72. then you need to create the boot.img floppy. If >>>you need to install from CD you must burn the two binary disks, and either >>>use the boot.img floppy or boot directly from the cd. To boot from the cd >>>you will need to make sure that the computer boots from the cd then floppy >>>then hd - this can be done in the bios. >>> >>>ok, so if you're going to use a floppy to boot, get the dosutils\rawrite.exe >>>file and the images\boot.img file. Then type a command similar to rawrite >>>boot.img a:. >>> >>>hope this helps. >>> >>>Saqib >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Jason Symes" <jsymes at netins.net> >>>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >>>Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:38 AM >>>Subject: Re: which linux should I use >>> >>> >>>> This sounds like music to my win98's ears, and extra time in my pocket. >>>> Just a couple more questions. I see that, to install from hard disk, I >>>must >>>> create a bootable floppy. How is this done? If I were to install from cd, >>>> would this have to be done and how? >>>> I think that takes care of all my questions. >>>> Have a good rest of new year's day. >>>> >>>> At 10:17 AM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote: >>>> >Ok, Here goes with the info on installing Redhat. >>>> > >>>> >I hope that most of it will be straight forward - just a load of dialog >>>> >boxes that ask questions like keyboard, mouse, language, etc. >>>> > >>>> >I would personally reccommend going for a custom install rather than a >>>> >workstation because this way you can choose what to install etc - but >>>your >>>> >choice. >>>> > >>>> >The main hard bit is when you get to partitioning. Select to partition >>>> >using disk druid. You'll be shown a list of partitions. Probably you'll >>>> >only have one partition called something like hda1. In any case this one >>>> >partition will be labelled fat32 because it's your windows partition. >>>When >>>> >you've selected your windows partition, tab to edit and press enter. >>>There >>>> >are various fields, the only one to fill in is mount point, which should >>>be >>>> >the single letter forward slash (/). Then press Ok. You'll be back in >>>the >>>> >main disk druid screen, so tab to next and you'll be asked how much space >>>> >should be used. Maybe 500mb for root and 64mb for swap or whatever you >>>> >consider to be right. In any case, what this does is create two files in >>>> >your c: drive called something like redhat.img and rh_swap.img or >>>something. >>>> >You will also create a boot disk which you can use to run Linux from the >>>> >images on your hard disk. >>>> > >>>> >Finally, something I should have said at the beginning: this only works >>>on >>>> >fat32 partitions so it won't work if you're using nt/2000/xp on a ntfs >>>> >partition. >>>> > >>>> >Hope this helps, Saqib >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >_______________________________________________ >>>> >Speakup mailing list >>>> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> > >>>> Jason Symes >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> Jason Symes >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >-- > John Covici > covici at ccs.covici.com > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Jason Symes
