RE: Partition question.

["AGML (Hellix)" <agml hellix com>]

> I am planning to install Linux onto a Compaq Presario 5240.  When I
> first called Compaq, they told me to use partition magic 4 to create
> additional partitions to install Linux.  Then another person at Compaq
> told me disk druid that comes with Linux installer is better.  He said,
> partition magic would confuse the system bios, while disk druid would
> not, and disk druid can also create partitions without destroying data on
> existing partitions, similar to partition magic does.  I am not sure
> which to believe.  Can anyone tell me if disk druid can create partitions
> without destroying existing data?  Thanks!

About Partition Magic 4: you can create and resize partitions without
damaging your data.

About druid: you can only create partitions as far as I know... (please
don't hesitate to correct me if necessary)

Personally, I used Partition Magic to create all the different partitions
(Win and Linux ones). Then installed WinNT or Win98, depending on what I
wanted, and finally Linux RH6.1. When installing Linux, I had to use druid
to set the directory where the UNIX partition should be mounted (/ as I have
only one UNIX partition).

Otherwise, for the multi-boot, I personnaly tried to use Boot Magic from the
Partition Magic family, but it didn't work under WinNT (that's 100% sure)
and Win98 (as far as I can recall). In the end, I decided to use Lilo, which
is better than nothing and which works.

	Alan.