Re: [tlug] Partitions and Partition Magic

["Micheal E Cooper" <mecooper@example.com>]

From Windows, you make your partitions and set everything up like you want
it.
Then you reboot and boot from the Linux CD's and install.
During install, be careful. You can mount the fat or fat32 partitions under
disk druid by giving them a name like /fatboy or /fatdata or /sumo. Then
when you are selecting where to install lilo/ grub, if you are still
Windows-dependent (like me), you should install grub to the first sector of
the boot disk and not the MBR. If you overwrite the MBR, it will be very
difficult to get your Windows back. I think that GRUB can boot up Windows,
but I am not sure. I use 2000, and it is actually aware of its disk
configuration, so I try to keep Linux as far out of sight of MS as
possible.Also, I don't think Linux supports NTFS yet, so any 2000 NTFS
system disk would not be bootable.

But basically, you just partition, reboot from Linux CD, install GRUB into
the first sector of the Linux boot partition, and then install BootMagic in
the Windows system. Once you activate BootMagic, you will be able to choose
between Linux and Windows at startup.

Just give it a shot. As long as you don't do an automated install (always
pick custom) and you don't overwrite the MBR (Master Boot Record), you will
not wipe out your Windows system.

When you choose RedHat installations, pick Custom, because the other
installations will reformat your entire disk and wipe out Windows. I have
never done this, but that is what the RedHat documentation says it will do.
I believe them.

Micheal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Myers" <q90004@example.com>
To: <tlug@example.com>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [tlug] Partitions and Partition Magic


> So how do I install Linux Red Hat to the new partition that I make in
> PM? Do I reboot with the Linux disk in and have it boot from CD or
> something like that?
>
> Dan
>
> Micheal E Cooper wrote:
> >
> > Finally a situation in which I can be of help to the TLUGgers!
> >
> > I have used Partition Magic for years... literally. There is no problem
> > using Partition Magic with a Japanese OS. The only problem you would run
> > into would be converting partitions from Fat to NTFS or the other way
> > around. Only the Japanese/ Chinese/ <other multi-byte languages> can do
that
> > without messing up the text. Seems kind of silly, but it's true. I think
> > that might be the incompatibility you are talking about. I cannot
imagine
> > that the new version of PM is less functional than the old one.
> >
> > I am presently using Windows 2000 and RedHat, and I did all my
partitioning
> > with PM5 English up until a few months ago. Now I use PM6 Japanese, but
I
> > don't think the English version will cause problems. However, you cannot
use
> > PM6 or earlier with XP. It won't let you install, I think. You will have
to
> > get a PM that is compatible with XP. Also, I don't know what PM6 or
earlier
> > will do with Ext3 partitions. Ext3 is not on the list of options for
version
> > 6. I think PM6 or earlier will think Ext3 is a disk format error and try
to
> > correct it. Just a warning.
> >
> > Micheal E Cooper
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan Myers" <q90004@example.com>
> > To: <tlug@example.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 10:15 AM
> > Subject: [tlug] Partitions and Partition Magic
> >
> > > Warning only semi Linux Related: <sorry>
> > >
> > > I bought the English version of Partition Magic but then while reading
> > > the readme (trust me a unusual occurrence) I discovered that It
doesn't
> > > work with the Japanese OS (other than Linux OS) and so I can partition
> > > it and put both Linux and the Other OS on the same hard drive as I had
> > > wanted to do. Any recommendations? Anyone out there tried this with
> > > Partition Magic & a Japanese OS?
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
>
>