partitioning hd

[Jason Symes]

Ok, I'll take a look at it.
At 01:02 PM 9/12/02 -0400, you wrote:
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>There's advice on partitioning in the installation HOWTO for the Speakup
Modified Red Hat Distribution. Find this document at:
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>	http://www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat/HOWTO_INSTALL.html
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>Jason Symes writes:
>> From: Jason Symes <jsymes at netins.net>
>> 
>> Hi all.
>> I'm now ready to install redhat 7.3 on my pc, but I've got a couple
>> partitioning questions. I've gotten my hands on a copy of partition magic
>> to adjust my hd's partitions. I want to install linux separate from my
>> windows partition, and I've already isolated windows in its own separate
>> partition. Looking over some of the redhat docs, it seems I should make 2
>> partitions for redhat, 1 for the root and 1 for the swap. Is this correct,
>> and what would good sizes be for these partitions?
>> Thanks a bunch.
>> 
>> Jason Symes
>> If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any at all!
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>> zero adjust on his bathroom scale. (Arthur C. Clarke)
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>> kids in the backseat can cause accidents, but accidents in the back seat
>> can cause kids
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Jason Symes
kids in the backseat can cause accidents, but accidents in the back seat
can cause kids
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the
zero adjust on his bathroom scale. (Arthur C. Clarke)
if you stand for nothing you're liable to fall for anything.
If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any at all!
Just trying to plug away!