On Fri, 13 Nov 1998, L.U.S.T List wrote:
> 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?
>
To install Linux on a DOS fs partition, you need to use UMSDOS - very few
distributions will let you install onto UMSDOS. UMSDOS is suboptimal,
anyways. 99% of the time you'll need a Linux type partition, formatted
with the second extended filesystem(which Linux uses),
> From what I have read Drive C has to
> be for Win95. And I am hoping this can be a Novell Client as well.
>
Win95, as with most Microsoft operating systems, will throw a serious
temper-tantrum if it's not on the first partition of the first drive.
> Part 2 will be for Novell 5 server files,
>
I don't know how well Netware treats other OSes on the same computer.
>
> 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.
>
Well, that should be pretty easy - the partition for Linux will be type
82. Though, I wouldn't sandwich the Netware partition between the Linux
and Win95 data partitions, IMHO you'll be much better off to get them
setup then give the end of the drive to Netware.
> I understand that Linux cannot be on the slave drive.
>
Hmm... That's odd, because I have Linux on a slave HD right here on this
computer and it works fine. I'm certain it doesn't have trouble getting
at drives on the secondary controller, either.
>
> If I do have to fdisk and format it a little differently so Linux will
> recognize this is there a special utility for this?
>
Yes, Linux's fdisk. Don't worry, it'll automatically be run during the
install process, as will mke2fs to format the partition.
> I am also putting Novell in the
> equation and I am unsure if this will change anything.
>
I don't know how well it'll handle other OSes being there. Remember,
Netware sets up a couple of it's own format partitions to store the data.
TTYL!
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