Re: Partition Problem

[Mike Martin <redtuxxx yahoo co uk>]

 --- Van Den Abeele Kristof <Kristof VanDenAbeele nbb be> wrote: >
Hello all , 
> 
> I have currently one harddisk ( 45GB )  running Win98/WinXP
> ( Pri - C:\ - Win 98 - FAT ) ( Extended D:\ & E:\ - Data - FAT ) (
> Pri - H:\ - NTFS )
> 
> But now I have seen the light and I want to install Redhat 7.3 :)
> 
> Can this be done by removing the E:\ partition an placing Redhat
> there.
> It would be ideal situation having all those 3 systems as a boot
> option.
> Reason : I still have some family who needs to use Win. :(
> ( Win Xp because multiple users and easy interface , win 98 for
> support of TV-card and old driver support)
> 
> Or is it maybe better to place an extra HD ? 
> Because Linux works also with seperate partitions / , /usr , ...

No problem in principle - but there are some things to bear in mind

you can have problems with using the space from e: because the ntfs
partition will be after the linux partition.

You may be better off doing the following if possible

delete e: and h: in dos fdisk
recreate e: for XP and re-install xp

create linux partitions in empty space as part of linux setup

otherwise you may come into problems with regard to disk geometry

(not sure if this is still a problem but I have certainly seen it
before)

> Tips , Suggestions , Step-by-Step instructions always welcome.
> 
> Thx , 
> 
> A Linux 'Starter'
> 
> Kristof Van den Abeele
> Belgium
> 
> P.S. : Does anybody have experience with TV-card in a Linux
> environment ( Guilemot Wintv Maxi pci 3 )
> Visit our website! http://www.nbb.be
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