Fwd: Re: [SWLUG] Windows XP

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www.knopper.net
knoppix is good to start,
 open a shell,type
su root
qtparted
then give yourself a 5gig partition

then cntrl+alt+f1
knx-hdinstall
this will install everything you need to run.

dont forget to defrag and backup first.

On Wednesday 14 April 2004 12:40 pm, Bryn Reeves wrote:
> On 12:16 Wed 14 Apr     , Michael Parker wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just got a new laptop, with windows XP on it. Has a 40GB HDD which is not
> > partitioned. Using less than 10GB at the moment. Is there a linux distro
> > that i can just bung disk in, sit back and watch as it seamlessly
> > installs and partitions the drive? Or do i need to partition the drive
> > first?
> >
> > (Can you reply to the list and also this address, as i only get the
> > digest...)
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Mikey.
>
> Hi Mikey,
> I'm not a Mandrake user, so can't speak for their installer. If you
> aren't having any joy with that, a popular alternative seems to be
> to use the ntfsresize tool included on the knoppix live CD - I think
> that's what Mandrake's installer is using to get the job done anyway.
>
> http://www.knoppix.org/
>
> Here's some links from folks who've done it:
>
> http://www.freedos.org/jhall/tp-r40/rh9.html
> http://www.hut.fi/~tkarvine/linux-windows-dual-boot-resing-ntfs.html
>
> And the ntfsresize FAQ:
>
> http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize2.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bryn.
>