RE: [LI] PC Quest -> Linux 6.1 etc

[SuriBabu <suriBabu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i didn't understand your problem properly.
but try this as it may help you.
while partitioning the disk (using fdisk for dos) keep the dos partion
for windows as it is.
remove the extended partion you want to keep for linux partion uing
delete extended partion option.
while installing linux, it will check the disk and recognize the unused
space and it will partion it accodingly.
it means it uses the unpartioned disk space.


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> From: 	Aditya Deshpande[SMTP:aditya.deshpande@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Reply To: 	linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 	Monday, November 15, 1999 10:48
> To: 	Linux India
> Cc: 	Linux Mumbai
> Subject: 	[LI] PC Quest -> Linux 6.1 etc
> 
> Hi,
>     I got the Linux from PCQ running smoothly with 800x600 16 bit
> resolution. running Gnome.
> Here are a few of the reactions
> "Wow so many games"
> "What a beautiful interface"
> "It's so fast"
> :)
> 
> Now for the problem.
>     I purchased a new disk of 4.3 GB and made it master. I made my
> previous
> 2.1 GB hard disk slave which had windows running on it, with 2
> partitions on
> it.
>     I partitioned 4.3 GB into two 1.2 GB partitions and one 2.1 GB
> partition
> for linux and loaded windows on one and formatted the other to windows
> partition. I loaded linux next and it was running beautifully. However
> when
> i booted into windows using LILO and started windows explorer or
> clicked on
> the my computer icon, they would just hang. probably because it was
> not able
> to recognize the partions.
>     So i ran Fdisk from Linux 5.2 CD and made both partitions of 4.3
> GB hard
> disk as DOS 16 bit.
>     i booted through dos floppy which recognizes my cd rom and tried
> to run
> fdisk or format both of which responded that unable to recognize c:
> 
> Here are a few things that might help:
> 
> it listed following before fiasco:
> my 4.3 GB partioins as
> hda1               WinFAT32
> hda2               Extended
> hda5               linux Native
> hda6               linux swap
> 
> by the way to run linux usin PCQ SiS 6215 config i used XF86Setup and
> not
> Xconfigurator and it worked like a charm. Remember not to probe for
> Video
> Ram.
> 
> I am working on the problem. However if someone has a solution in the
> meanwhile please let me know.
> 
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