Re: partition manager...

["Prateek Narang" <narang.prateek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

thanx Vava, please mail the documents.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vava" <vava@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Linux Delhi" <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] partition manager...


> You could get into the standard sequence of installing linux...
>
> 1. Get a linux Distribution, preferrably RH, or atleast i started there..
> 2. Its got docs(i cud mail em over outside the list) that you "should"
read
> before proceeding.
> 3. if you have any one of the partitions completely empty, probably you
can
> go on to step 5.
> 4. Use FIPS(also on the RH CD), to split a partition into two...
> 5. boot using the Cd, and u can select which partition to install to,
during
> installation.
> 6. there are a lot of other things to be looked at like booting options  -
> LILO/loadlin, Swap space reqd..etc... so i suggest that you do read the
docs
> "first".
>
> nd.. i have RH 7.0, if you arent able to find anything else..
>
> atb
> vavi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Prateek Narang" <narang.prateek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:51 PM
> Subject: [linux-delhi] partition manager...
>
>
> > hi! all,
> >
> > i've 20gb harddisk and have two partition on that one is primary dos
> > partition and other one is extended dos partition. and the extended dos
> > partition has three logical partitions . now i want to install linux,
and
> > want to know that is it necessary to have the non dos partition to
install
> > the linux and if yes then how can i do it without loosing my data. one
of
> my
> > friend told me that i can do it with the help of partition managers.
which
> > partition manager should i use ? any url will help. i'm searching on net
> but
> > can't figure out which one should i use.
>
>
>
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