stefan goeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > I want to install linux on my PC at home. Now, I run Win98 2nd Ed. on a > FAT32 filesystem. > I only have one big partion (i.e. the C drive). I want to create more > partitions in a "safe" manner and > I am not sure how to do this. > > I also don't want to buy Partition Magic so I was thinking of using the > fips tool (anybody tried this?). > I have some small questions. > > 1) First I should defragment the C-drive (under Win98) to get everything > in the beginning of the disk. > I have read something about files that can not be removed. How do I find > out that I do not have such files > at the end of the disk and what can I do about it? > > 2) I plan to cut the drive in 2 parts with fips. The filesystem on the > second partition is also FAT32 or will > it be FAT16? Can I simply use fdisk (from linux) to change this fs to > ext2 and then create more linux partitions > >From this drive? > > 3) Now my drive letters are > C: hard disk > D: CD-ROM > E: zip-drive > If I reboot and Win98 starts (I hope) what will happen with these drive > letters? (P.S.: I have not changed > the 2nd partition to ext2)
try using GNU parted. It supports resizing FAT-partitions. There is a bootdisk-image on ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parted/. the drive-letter of the hard-disk will still be C: if you keep windows on the first partition. -- Felix Natter
