I am a complete Linux and Unix newbie. I have not even received my CD
yet to install it into my system. So until that time I have been
reading these lists and as much information on the web that I can find.
I have read Linux support and Novell support and I am still looking for
an answer to this. I have the read the information and as far as I can
tell when I install
Linux onto a partition of my hard drive it can be a DOS formatted
partition.
Is this right?
I purchased an 8.4 gig Maxtor DiamondMax EIDE HD today, I want to
install it and divide into 4 fairly equal pieces.
Part 1 or C drive: will be my DOS/Win95 part. I will still keep this
as it will take me a while to learn and understand Linux and my son also
wants it so he can run his games. From what I have read Drive C has to
be for Win95. And I am hoping this can be a Novell Client as well.
Part 2 will be for Novell 5 server files, this part CANNOT be DOS
partitioned or formatted, it must be left free by fdisk and allow the
Novell install program to do all the partitioning and formatting. Please
note this is Novell Netware 5, the newest version. It's protocols are
now IP, and even though it can be backward compatible with IPX, I do not
need to install this as I do not have an earlier version of Netware on
my system.
Part 3 will be for my Linux installation which I am hoping to install
RedHat 5.2, but have not received the CD yet. I also want to put in an
X-Windows Manager and make this a Novell Client.
Part 4 will be for Windows applications and data files. And of course
this can be fdisked and formated by DOS.
So my question is: If I can partition part 3 under DOS (even though
this will be for Linux), then I can go ahead and install my new HD and
start getting all this set up.
Otherwise I do not know how I will differentiate between the portion I
need to leave unformatted for Novell Netware and the partition I want
for Linux. I understand that Linux cannot be on the slave drive. I was
going to do this originally and put the Linux on my other hard drive
(the 2.1 gig one)
but from what I am reading this will not be accessible on boot-up as
this will be installed on the secondary IDE. My CD-Rom is an IDE drive
and is my IDE slave.
If I do have to fdisk and format it a little differently so Linux will
recognize this is there a special utility for this? If so, I will need
to find this utility as I do not have my Linux CD yet. Since I do not
expect it until December, I do not want to wait that long to install
this new HD.
Can you help? Most of the information I have read is very good but
assumes running Windows and Linux. I am also putting Novell in the
equation and I am unsure if this will change anything. And I have
another computer on my "Network" as well. It is my older computer with
a much smaller HD and currently runs Windows 95.
Or perhaps someone can direct me to a book or a site where I can get
more information.
Thanks
Betty
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