FW: [ILUG] Multi Platform Question.

[Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin)]

> easy enough :o)
> 
> fdisk from a linux bootdisk / cd will do the trick (Toms boot disk or one
> of the floppy-based distribs should work nicely !)
> 
> LOAF (Linux on a floppy) is also a good start point http://loaf.ecks.org/
> DLX (if you can find it) is also good. Google is your friend here :o)
> 
> Proinnsias
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Jason Corcoran [SMTP:corcoraj at aldiscon.ie]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 02, 2000 16:33
> To:	breatpro at exchange.ie.ml.com
> Subject:	FW: [ILUG] Multi Platform Question.
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> How did you *CHANGE THE PARTITION TYPE* of the Win 98 partition?
> 
> Jason.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin) [mailto:breatpro at MLE.CO.UK]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 3:49 PM
> To: 'Barry Carroll'; 'corcoranj at logica.com'
> Cc: 'ilug at linux.ie'
> Subject: RE: [ILUG] Multi Platform Question.
> 
> 
> One caution, NT wants to have /dev/hda1 and '98 wants to be the first
> visible DOS partition (easy)
> 
> I use something similar to the following
> /dev/hda1 NT
> /dev/hda2 Linux /boot
> /dev/hda3 Windows
> /dev/hda5 Linux /
> /dev/hda6 Linux Swap
> /dev/hda7 Linux /usr (/opt simlinked to /usr/opt)
> /dev/hda8 Linux /home
> 
> Install '98 first, then *CHANGE THE PARTITION TYPE* to a non-DOS type,
> install NT, reset the '98 partition type, install Linux, and setup LILO to
> boot between OS's (keep a LILO bootdisk to multiboot as well - in case NT
> or
> '98 decide to be "helpful") ...
> 
> Proinnsias
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > HI,
> >
> > I am using mandrake7 with extended partitions, and it works fine.
> > What problems are you having?
> >
> > I have hda1 as '/', and then extended partitions under this.
> > win98 is hda2
> >
> > Barry
> >
> >