On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, William R Pentney wrote: > > (I'm new to this mailing list, so if I am sending this message to the > wrong place, please accept my apologies.) > > I have installed Debian 2.0 alongisde Windows 95 by splitting the Windows > partition, and it was relatively headache free (phew!). I didn't leave as > much room on the Linux partition as I would like to have, because there > was some file at the end of the MS-DOS parition that defragging didn't > move. This didn't concern me, because I figured I could just mount the > MS-DOS partition and use it for extra space. But my roommate, who assisted > me with the installation, said that it's not a good idea to > store and run Linux programs on the MS-DOS partition. Is this true, and if > so, why? > > Oh, and might anyone know what the file is at the end of my MS-DOS > partition? I don't run any sort of disk compression program.
It probably has either a S or H attribute. I assume you used fips to split the partition. The fips documentation deals with this. You need disable virtual memory, remove these attributes from any files which have them (keep a list), defrag, reinstate the attributes. Bob ---- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DM42nh http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen
