[GLLUG] Partitions

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 17:59:59 -0500

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Recommended procedure:
1) Full defrag
2) full backup
3) test/verify backup
4) create 3 1/2 floppy that has dos system and fips
5) boot from floppy and run fips
6) reboot and confirm windows comes up
7) install linux

Personally, I wing it sometimes and just run fips right from windows
9x/2000/XP and change the partition info without 
making a backup.  Then again, I've used fips so much with only one instance
of having a problem, that I trust it perhaps a bit too much.

Rodney Hampton

-----Original Message-----
From: Marr [mailto:marr@shianet.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 2:17 PM
To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Partitions

On Sunday 19 January 2003 12:36pm, Matt Graham wrote:
> On Sunday 19 January 2003 04:35, after a long battle with technology,
> April Curley wrote:
>
> > How do you set up a partition if you want a dual boot sytem?
>

(snip)

> If your disk has only one partition on it, and that partition is NTFS
> ('DozeNT, some 2K, default for XP) then things get tricky.  There is no
> Free software available that I know of that will resize an NTFS
> partition.  Recent versions of Partition Magic can do this though.

FWIW, I have successfully used FIPS (http://www.igd.fhg.de/~aschaefe/fips/)
to 
perform a non-destructive split of a friend's Windows XP machine's 
1-partition NTFS hard disk drive to add 2 partitions (Linux main + Linux 
swap) for a GNU/Linux OS installation. This was on a relatively unused 
Windows XP installation, though. I don't know how well this would work for a

case where XP (etc) has been in use for some time, having possibly written 
all over the single hard disk partition (?).

Of course, the recommendations about backing things up first almost goes 
without saying here as well, especially when using FIPS in such a manner.

Bill Marr

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Recommended procedure:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>1) Full defrag</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>2) full backup</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>3) test/verify backup</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>4) create 3 1/2 floppy that has dos system and =
fips</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>5) boot from floppy and run fips</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>6) reboot and confirm windows comes up</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>7) install linux</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Personally, I wing it sometimes and just run fips =
right from windows 9x/2000/XP and change the partition info without =
</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>making a backup.&nbsp; Then again, I've used fips so =
much with only one instance of having a problem, that I trust it =
perhaps a bit too much.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Rodney Hampton</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Marr [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:marr@shianet.org">mailto:marr@shianet.org</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 2:17 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Partitions</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>On Sunday 19 January 2003 12:36pm, Matt Graham =
wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; On Sunday 19 January 2003 04:35, after a long =
battle with technology,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; April Curley wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; &gt; How do you set up a partition if you want =
a dual boot sytem?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt;</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>(snip)</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; If your disk has only one partition on it, and =
that partition is NTFS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; ('DozeNT, some 2K, default for XP) then things =
get tricky.&nbsp; There is no</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; Free software available that I know of that =
will resize an NTFS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&gt; partition.&nbsp; Recent versions of Partition =
Magic can do this though.</FONT>
</P>

FWIW, I have successfully used FIPS (<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.igd.fhg.de/~aschaefe/fips/" =
TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.igd.fhg.de/~aschaefe/fips/</A>) to 
 perform a non-destructive split of a friend's =
Windows XP machine's 
 1-partition NTFS hard disk drive to add 2 partitions =
(Linux main + Linux 
 swap) for a GNU/Linux OS installation. This was on a =
relatively unused 
 Windows XP installation, though. I don't know how =
well this would work for a 
 case where XP (etc) has been in use for some time, =
having possibly written 
 all over the single hard disk partition (?).

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Of course, the recommendations about backing things =
up first almost goes </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>without saying here as well, especially when using =
FIPS in such a manner.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Bill Marr</FONT>
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