Mark, I have not been able to get to /boot, swap, and / on different slices. Then boot w/o problems. Any ideas? Tips, tricks. I've only tried w/ RH 7.x, not 8 yet. Love PartitionMagic. I recommend it to partiton and format all my drives. Flash or rotating. I need to learn how to use Linux fdisk, here it is a great tool. Regards, Darren >From: Mark Phillips >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To: "'plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us'" > >Subject: RE: Boot record >Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:57:08 -0700 > >Since I just went through this exercise, the minimum needed for Linux is 2 >partitions - / and swap. I recommend PartionMagic - it did a great job of >adding the Linux partitions to a hard drive with Win2K installed. After >partitioning the drive, I inserted the installation CD for Linux and in a >few minutes had a dual boot system. Easy, fast, and simple. > >Mark Phillips >Phillips Marketing, Inc. >mark@phillipsmarketing.biz >480 945-0798 >480 945-9197 fax > >No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant free message, >however, a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: DARREN BROWN [SMTP:fumandriver@msn.com] >Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:44 PM >To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >Subject: Re: Boot record > > >From: "David A. Sinck" > >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >Subject: Re: Boot record > >Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:21:49 -0700 > > > > > > > >\_ SMTP quoth DARREN BROWN on 3/21/2003 20:08 as having spake thusly: > >\_ > >\_ Mike, > >\_ > >\_ First load M$ and then Linux. You will need to create two > >\_ partitions. > > > >Err... At least three. M$, /, swap. Preferably at least four (+ > >/home). Past that you start getting fancy and are best left up to > >your own /devices. > > > >David > >Your right. I always forget about the three slices in linux, plus one for >/home. Should he have one for /boot? > >Regards, >Darren > > >--------------------------------------------------- > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online >http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail