[LUG] Fw: Linux Install Day

["Mark Harvey" <mark.harvey at bigfoot.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Harvey" <mark at Newquay-Plus.co.uk>
To: <Simon at wretched.demon.co.uk>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 12:02 AM
Subject: Linux Install Day


> Hi,
>
> I'm thinking of coming up to Exeter for the install day with the hope that
> my problem can be solved.
>
> I have a 40Gig HDD that I wand to have split between Win98 and Linux plus
a
> 4Gig HDD that currently has Win98 & Redhat 6.0.  My Bios does not support
> the drives over 32Gig but I know Linux does....
>
> What I want to do is copy the Win98 partition to a 25Gig partition on the
> new drive and split the remainder up for Linux, copying the home directory
> and maybe going to Mandrake 8.0 (Been using Mandrake 7.2 to play about
with
> on the new drive and like it). I also want to keep the 4Gig drive in the
> machine as a slave, possibly to either:
>
> 1/ Put on a different Linux distro or
>
> 2/ Set up a software RAID on part of the Linux partition on the main disk.
>

<insert>
I don't intend to get raid etc running on the day - that can wait until I
can sort it out so I know I can solve it. I just want to do the disk
swapping & get a newer distro than RH6.0 as my main distro.
</insert>

> Is this the sort of thing that could be done on the day - I won't be able
to
> get there until the afternoon - or should I try to muddle through alone.
> Perhaps you know of someone local to Newquay, Cornwall that could help me?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Mark Harvey
>
>
> --
> For information on Newquay and it's surrounding area,
> http://www.Newquay-Plus.co.uk
>

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