nope...nothing is going to run on ntfs. I don't think the kernel support for that is complete. I 'borrowed' a copy of partition magic from someone and it's a really good program. wouldnt pay for it though. have you looked at partit? On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 06:31:11PM -0000, alex stone wrote: > Can Slackware be installed on a windows NTFS partition, or does it require > it's own partition? I'm looking for a distro that can be installed on an XP > laptop, without having to buy partition magic. > Cheers. > Alex > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romuald.net.eu.org> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:25 PM > Subject: Re: what linux should I use? > > > > Also, if you want a distro that includes speakup in the stock CD-ROMS out > of the box, go for slackware. > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net > > >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > >Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:47:20 -0500 > > >Subject: Re: what linux should I use? > > > > >Hi, Juan. > > >When choosing a Linux distro you need to take in to account what features > > >you are looking for in a distro. > > >For example if you want to install a modern Linux distro with good > hardware > > >plug and play support, can be installed directly to a Windows drive > without > > >partitioning, and have commercial support Mandrake 9.2 might be the > distro > > >of choice. However, Mandrake doesn't have a talking install right out of > the > > >box, and takes lots of tinkering to make accessible. > > >if you are looking for a Linux distro with a talking install, speakup > > >included, and accessibility right out of the box Fedora on the speakup > ftp > > >site might be a better choice. However, I don't like the fact I can not > > >order Fedora on cd, and have to download the entire thing which is a > major > > >turn off for me. Neither does Red Hat provide any profetional technical > > >support which does not help sell to a business. > > >So really that is my two suggestions. > > >Hth. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
