[PLUG] Problems Installing Linux on WinNT disk

[Benjamin Prew]

I went through this process recently using XP and Linux.  Here's what I
did...

1. Downloaded the trial version of PartitionMagic from
www.powerquest.com

2. Changed the size of the NTFS partition

3. Installed Linux (Debian)

This not only kept my install of XP intact, but installing Debian went
off without a hitch.  I poked around a bit on sf.net and freshmeat.net
and didn't really see anything that would split NTFS file systems... but
that doesn't mean there isn't anything, just that I didn't find it :)

On Fri, 2002-09-27 at 16:58, Bill Thoen wrote:
> Well, I got a working copy of Tom's Root Boot (I used another
> Linux machine to make it), and it worked up to "mkfs", which
> wasn't there. Didn't matter though, the disk came up as a Linux
> disk. The partition I wanted to use was /dev/hdb5, and this is
> now about 18MB in Linux native format. So I started the install
> process again...
> 
> Now the NEW problem. I can't put a boot partition on it (error is
> '> 1024 cylinders'). Linux keeps wanting to put a boot partition
> on /dev/hda, which is 1023 cylinders. However, that disk has only
> one partition and it's currently in use by Win2K. Do I have to
> use /dev/hda, or can I put Linux entirely on /dev/hdb5? What do I
> do if I have to split /dev/hda into two partitions and don't want
> to hose up Windows?
> 
> - Bill Thoen
> 
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