[NTLUG:Discuss] kernel 2.6 -- install -- trashing Win partitions

[pacificview505@juno.com]

Preston--

Thanks to you and Jack Snodgrass for your advice.  I haven't done it yet.
 Right now, I am thinking of relying on a Norton Utilities Rescue disk,
after, of course, doing a full backup of absolutely vital files.  Using
FAT 32, Norton has helped me out more than once with various problems,
including Linux once or twice;  mainly before I knew the fdisk /mbr
command to restore Windoze' unique booting.   Since all Windoze
partitions are FAT32 (yeah, a security problem in itself), Norton
Utilities (also have Win95 still on this machine) does help from time to
time.

On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 21:33:53 -0500 Preston Hagar <prestonh at gmail.com>
writes:

> that will do so without option.  I have a laptop on which I first
> installed WinXP then resized the partions with Partition Magic, and
> then installed Linux.   If you don't have Partition magic, I would
> highly recommed the $50 or so to get it.  It makes resizing your

Got plenty of partitions and space.   Yes, I will just let the Linux
installer convert the targets from FAT 32 to ext3 or whatever.

> 
> Since you said you have one of the Novell kits, I would assume you 
> are
> planning to install SuSE using YAST.  It is my experience that more
> recent versions of YAST (especially since SuSE 9.0) do a really good
> job of detecting Windows partitions and not writing over them.  Just
> be sure to double check the hard drive partitioning/setup at the
> configuration screen before you tell it to start installing.

Yes (SuSE), and yes (my close checking of the partitioning).  Routinely I
run the "expert" or whatever, and I try not to overlook any options
presented.  Actually, as said above, I'll just convert some existing
FAT32 to ext3 or Reiser.

> 
> To sum up, I would backup any and all highly vitial files (just in
> case, plus you never know you might have an unrelated hard drive

yes, per above.

> 
> On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:09:21 -0500, Jack Snodgrass
> <jack at jacksnodgrass.com> wrote:
> > I have a laptop with dual boot. I use grub as my boot loader.
> > I started with:
> > GRUB
> >    linux - redhat8 - ext2
> >    win2000 - C: - fat32
> > 
> > I re-installed Fedora FC2 and replaced/wiped out the RH8
> > install. I formated the existing drives, but did not repartition.
> > 
> > I after the FC2 install, I how have:
> > GRUB
> >    linux - FC2 - ext3
> >    win2000 - C: - fat32
> > 
> > win2k is still fine. Grub boots it just like it did before.
> > 
> > I think that my install was ok, because I already had my drive
> > setup and didn't change the partition table at all. I used the
> > same linux drives for FC2 as RH8.

Jack, per above, I'll just convert some existing partitions to ext3 from
FAT32.  I thought the recent kernel change causing the problems involved
the install, automagically changing HDD perameters on its own.  If that's
the case, guess I will have to rely on Norton Utilities (or else use the
Linux approaches in the various online RH/Fedora etc. items I've read, if
necessary).

 
> > This link is supposed to help un-hose... but I didn't need it...
> > 
> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-May/msg00908.html
> > 
> > 
> > jack

Again, thanks to you and Preston for the advice.
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