Re: [rhn-users] RE: doubt in linux

["Martin Borho" <mborho nycap rr com>]

If you re-partition using fdisk you will lose everything on the drive
including your windows OS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "venkatasubramaniam" <ayya vsnl net>
To: <rhn-users redhat com>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 2:55 AM
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] RE: doubt in linux


> jonathan,peter
>      i have a doubt.recently,i had installed partition magic in my
> system.instead of uninstalling it, i maid a mistake and deleted the boot
> magic folders. i was faced with a serious problem. i was unable to
reinstall
> boot magic . it was a mess. my friend recommended fdisk.it worked and boot
> magic didn't cause any problem during booting.it remained though. now, can
u
> tell me exactly what this fdisk does?if i apply it to my win partition ,
> will anything happen to my data and my win os?can u also tell me the exact
> procedure?
> thanks,
> badri.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhn-users-admin redhat com [mailto:rhn-users-admin redhat com]On
> Behalf Of jonathan jefferies
> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 10:20 PM
> To: rhn-users redhat com
> Subject: [rhn-users] RE: doubt in linux
>
>
> venkatasubramaniam,
>
> I agree with Peter about using fdisk to confirm that your partitions
> are where and what you think they are. But a caveat, my experience
> and comments I've received say to it is much better to actually
> create DOS/VFAT file systems using MicroSoft's software. Makes
> sure there are no problems for MS. Of course linux is continually
> improving and the latest versions of mkfs.msdos && mkfs.vfat may
> be acceptable.
>
> If the Dos partitions(c: e: ??) are already created and booting
> then just use fdisk to confirm that all the parameters are correct.
> An aside: linux's fdisk can create/remove and modify MS partitions,
> MS's fdisk cannot create/remove or modify linux partitions.
>
> J.
>
>
> >have you tried to use fdisk on you devices? I had difficulties once
> >because I had given the wrong type of file system. So maybe you do
> >"fdisk /dev/hdb" (or where you win partitions are) and first check the
> >fs type. (Do that using the "p" command.) If fdisk finds the devices,
> >and confirms that they are vfat, the next question would be whether you
> >already did the "mkdir /mnt/c" (or whereever you want to mount your
> >devices), and reasonable modes (I always give the generous 777).
> >But you said, mount didn't find your devices...
> >Besides: What is matlab?
> >
> >Cheers, Peter
> >
> >venkatasubramaniam wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>  hello everyone,
> >>         i am a new user just registered with redhat.i am unable to
mount
> >>C:,D: or E:(windows) from linux. even if i give the correct partition
name
> ,
> >>it says that these drives are not found.what do i do?
> >>can anyone suggest me a method to run matlab 6.1.0 in linux?
> >>   if anybody has any solution, please forward it.
> >>badri.
> >>
> >>
>
>
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