Duggan Dieterly wrote:
> i'm trying to install debian linux from a cd-rom that was in the 'Debian > GNU/Linux Guide to Installation' book. > > the problem is that i have a 25 GB disk. if i want to use more than 2 GB for > windows 98 (which i do) then i must enable long disk support when i use > windows 98 fdisk to partition my disk. unfortunately, the cfdisk that came > on the cd-rom can't handle the partition table that windows 98 writes. > > does anyone know a workaround for this? > Hi Duggan, I'm new at this to so beware. It's my understanding you use fdisk to partition win partitions & cfdisk to partition linux partition. Something about each os partition works best with its own partitioner. Dean