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From: Jibey J. <jib...@ho...> - 2003-06-19 23:15:28
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Hello, Thanks for all the answers. About your suggestion on using Mandrake Linux instead of Red Hat - I just looked at the Mandrake Web site and found that they have almost no documentation on version 9.1. All their documentation is on Mandrake Linux 9.0. Red Hat has lots of documentation on Red Hat Linux 9 on their Web site. Best regards, Jibey Jacob >From: Szakacsits Szabolcs <sz...@si...> >To: Jibey Jacob <jib...@ho...> >CC: <lin...@li...> >Subject: Re: [Linux-NTFS-Dev] NTFS resizer >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 19:10:42 +0200 (MEST) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from divine.city.tvnet.hu ([195.38.100.154]) by >mc8-f19.law1.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Thu, 19 Jun >2003 11:53:23 -0700 >Received: from localhost (szaka@localhost)by divine.city.tvnet.hu >(8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA10400;Thu, 19 Jun 2003 19:10:42 +0200 >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEHjJx36Oi8+Q1OJDRSDidP >X-Authentication-Warning: divine.city.tvnet.hu: szaka owned process doing >-bs >X-Sender: <sz...@di...> >In-Reply-To: <Law...@ho...> >Message-ID: <Pin...@di...> >Return-Path: sz...@si... >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Jun 2003 18:53:24.0254 (UTC) >FILETIME=[0FACABE0:01C33694] > > >On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Jibey Jacob wrote: > > > If NTFS resizer does not manipulate the underlying partition, how does >the > > Mandrake Linux 9.1 installer resize the partition using NTFS resizer? Or > > does Disk Drake perform the job that fdisk(8) does? > >Yes, when one shrinks an NTFS partition DiskDrake calls ntfsresize first >then does basically what fdisk does. QTParted (on Knoppix) works the same. > > > If it does, wouldn't deleting the existing NTFS partition for the > > purpose of shrinking destroy all the data on it? > >The partition table is kept separately (short of) from NTFS, etc data. >Modifying, editing won't destroy NTFS data. However incorrect modifications >will cause lost data when you write to the new partition(s). > >In short, when fdisk deletes then readds a partition with a smaller size >then it won't touch any NTFS data, it's basically only _changing_ the size >of a given partition entry points to. > > > I intend to install Red Hat Linux 9 on my PC which currently has > > Windows XP Home Edition SP1. The Windows XP NTFS fully occupies my 80 > > GB hard drive. I'm trying to create a dual boot configuration. If I > > were to use the Mandrake Linux 9.1 installer to resize/shrink my NTFS > >If you want to use Mandrake 9.1 please note the comments on the ntfsresize >FAQ page. > > > partition, do I also have to use the same installer to create my Linux > > partitions such as root, swap, etc.? > >Not needed. > > > If I do, I would assume that the Red Hat installer can then recognize > > the partitions created by Mandrake's Disk Drake. > >Yes, it must. > > > Is this the right approach? > >My personal opinion is, Mandrake is much better for desktop/dual boot than >Red Hat. > > Szaka > _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail |
