Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 14:05:13 -0600 (CST)
From: Jamin Philip Gray
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Subject: Best way to partition a 10 GB IDE disk for Win98+RH6.1
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I'm having some trouble getting Win98 and Redhat 6.1 to work well
together. I have a 10 GB IDE disk and I want 4 GB devoted to Linux
and 6 GB devoted to Windows 98. I'm doing a completely fresh install
in a blank hard drive. What is the proper way to do this? I'm having
trouble with the partitioning. Any help would be appreciated.
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Jamin Philip Gray
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I think what you need to do is to use MS fdisk to make a partition
the size you want for W98. Be careful! W98 wants the whole drive!
But let it make the new fs, whatever it's called. That will be hda1
(or sda1). Install W98. Now start Linux install. Make your swap
partition first--it wants to be near the outside of the disk for
speed. Then make a /boot partition. I'm not sure how big that has
to be, but 100MB is more than enough.
The reason to do this this way, is so that your boot files will be
on a disk portion less than the block limit for LILO to work.
Then make / and whatever else you want (/usr, f'rinstance) on the
rest of the drive. Install Linux, and let the installer
put LILO on the mbr of the first partition. Tell the
installer which OS you prefer to have start at bootup (if the
installer gives you that option--if it doesn't you can modify
LILO with any old editor after everything's running).
My experience is that fdisk is the program to use. Maybe things are
better now, but in 5.0 days, the other gadget, "Disk Druid,"
gave me much grief. Just go to the help menu every time you need to.
Then do whatever you want. Check the partition scheme. Make the W98
partition primary (bootable) if it's not already, and also your /boot.
And THEN, but not before, commit yourself. Then install Linux.
If I have goofed here, someone will let us know almost instantly, but
I'm pretty sure I have it right.
Good luck! --doug
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