Re: Re-partitioning failing...

Eric D Nielsen wrote: > > I recently bought a vprMatrix laptop and am trying to setup a dual boot > winXP/Debian configuration. > > I'm used to using fips to repartition windows drives non-destructively, > however > it can't handle the NTFS partition. So I tried PowerQuests's Partition Magic >

Re: Re-partitioning failing...

Eric D Nielsen wrote: > > I recently bought a vprMatrix laptop and am trying to setup a dual boot > winXP/Debian configuration. > > I'm used to using fips to repartition windows drives non-destructively, however > it can't handle the NTFS partition. So I tried PowerQuests's Partition Magic > to

Re: NTFS fears

Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Greetings again list: > > I have been reading a lot of info about NFTS used on this laptop by > Windoz-XP. The original thought was to simply re-size the HD to make room > for Linux. Now, after reading all

Re: LILO on a Toshiba Tecra 500CDT gives an error

Beat Bolli wrote: > > Hi all > > I'm trying to install Woody on this laptop. It has a floppy drive xor a > > CD-ROM drive; the two can't be used at the same time. > > So I started with Toms Root and Boot disk (http://www.toms.net/rb), used it > > to partition and format the hard disk and to wg

Re: LILO on a Toshiba Tecra 500CDT gives an error

Beat Bolli wrote: > > Hi all > > I'm trying to install Woody on this laptop. It has a floppy drive xor a > > CD-ROM drive; the two can't be used at the same time. > > So I started with Toms Root and Boot disk (http://www.toms.net/rb), used it > > to partition and format the hard disk and to w

Re: Lilo and himem.sys

Axel Bojer wrote: > > Hello! > One other Problem Ive been troubeling with: When I (using linuxconf) set Lilo > up to be in MBR, I no longer can use windows. To be exact: it starts up in > windows, when I type "windows, as I wanted, but then Windows gives the error: > Himem.sys is missing (or somet

Re: Lilo and himem.sys

Axel Bojer wrote: > > Hello! > One other Problem Ive been troubeling with: When I (using linuxconf) set Lilo > up to be in MBR, I no longer can use windows. To be exact: it starts up in > windows, when I type "windows, as I wanted, but then Windows gives the error: > Himem.sys is missing (or some

Kachina Tech - Portare Laptops?

I've been using Debian on desktops for quite a while, but laptops are new territory for me. I'm considering getting one, and came across this web site which sells Portare laptops with Debian (slink, potato, or Corel) installed. http://www.KachinaTech.COM/US/portare.html It's not that I really nee