Re: [OS:N:] Open source software similar to PartitionMagic needed

[Jeremy Hogan <jhogan redhat com>]

Siv,

I'm not sure what OSS packages may exist for partition resizing, but the
problem with NTFS is that they (M$) intentionally change bits that break
3rd party tools. Every time we (or anyone else) get close to being able
to do more than read, they change something internal.

--jeremy

On Sat, 2002-09-14 at 18:27, Sivakumaran Raman wrote:
> I am presently using Red Hat 7.3 as a dual-booting
> system with Windows XP on an emachines T1400 computer.
> The computer came only with restore CDs (not
> installation CDs) for Windows XP and to create a new
> partition I had to buy PartitionMagic 7.0. This is
> because tools like fips do not work with the NTFS
> partitions that Windows XP gives by default. Since I
> had only the restore CDs (and not the installation
> CDs), I could not reinstall Windows XP using a FAT32
> file system. 
> 
> I feel that an open source software package like
> PartitionMagic is needed that is able to work with
> NTFS partitions in order to simplify the dual-booting
> process for users (at no extra cost). Maybe Red Hat
> can develop something like that. 
> 
> I am sorry if this is not the exact forum for posting
> this message---but I am a member of other mailing
> lists too and I still had no idea where to make this
> request. 
> 
> Siv Raman
> 
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