which linux should I use

[Jason Symes]

I'm already looking at buying a new hard drive and cdr-w drive, so forking
out the $70 on partition magic isn't anywhere at the top of my list. Thanks
for the suggestion, though.
At 09:14 AM 1/2/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Jason, did you know you could repartition your disk without losing you
>data with programs such as partition magic?  It would be much better
>if hour linux partitions were separate from the Windows ones and it
>really doesn't take that much time.
>
>
>on Tue, 01 Jan 2002 13:56:19 -0600 Jason Symes <jsymes at netins.net> wrote:
>
>> That answered everything. Thanks a bunch, and have a good rest of the new
>> year.
>> At 01:01 PM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote:
>>>Ok, if you're installing from hard disk you need to put all the iso
files in
>>>a directory like c:\rh72.  then you need to create the boot.img floppy.  If
>>>you need to install from CD you must burn the two binary disks, and either
>>>use the boot.img floppy or boot directly from the cd.  To boot from the cd
>>>you will need to make sure that the computer boots from the cd then floppy
>>>then hd - this can be done in the bios.
>>>
>>>ok, so if you're going to use a floppy to boot, get the
dosutils\rawrite.exe
>>>file and the images\boot.img file.  Then type a command similar to rawrite
>>>boot.img a:.
>>>
>>>hope this helps.
>>>
>>>Saqib
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Jason Symes" <jsymes at netins.net>
>>>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 10:38 AM
>>>Subject: Re: which linux should I use
>>>
>>>
>>>> This sounds like music to my win98's ears, and extra time in my pocket.
>>>> Just a couple more questions. I see that, to install from hard disk, I
>>>must
>>>> create a bootable floppy. How is this done? If I were to install from cd,
>>>> would this have to be done and how?
>>>> I think that takes care of all my questions.
>>>> Have a good rest of new year's day.
>>>>
>>>> At 10:17 AM 1/1/02 -0000, you wrote:
>>>> >Ok,  Here goes with the info on installing Redhat.
>>>> >
>>>> >I hope that most of it will be straight forward - just a load of dialog
>>>> >boxes that ask questions like keyboard, mouse, language, etc.
>>>> >
>>>> >I would personally reccommend going for a custom install rather than a
>>>> >workstation because this way you can choose what to install etc - but
>>>your
>>>> >choice.
>>>> >
>>>> >The main hard bit is when you get to partitioning.  Select to partition
>>>> >using disk druid.  You'll be shown a list of partitions.  Probably
you'll
>>>> >only have one partition called something like hda1.  In any case this
one
>>>> >partition will be labelled fat32 because it's your windows partition.
>>>When
>>>> >you've selected your windows partition, tab to edit and press enter.
>>>There
>>>> >are various fields, the only one to fill in is mount point, which should
>>>be
>>>> >the single letter forward slash (/).  Then press Ok.  You'll be back in
>>>the
>>>> >main disk druid screen, so tab to next and you'll be asked how much
space
>>>> >should be used.  Maybe 500mb for root and 64mb for swap or whatever you
>>>> >consider to be right.  In any case, what this does is create two
files in
>>>> >your c: drive called something like redhat.img and rh_swap.img or
>>>something.
>>>> >You will also create a boot disk which you can use to run Linux from the
>>>> >images on your hard disk.
>>>> >
>>>> >Finally, something I should have said at the beginning: this only works
>>>on
>>>> >fat32 partitions so it won't work if you're using nt/2000/xp on a ntfs
>>>> >partition.
>>>> >
>>>> >Hope this helps, Saqib
>>>> >
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