From: Stefan Monnier (osoelgaultier+@CMU.EDU)
Date: 09/30/92


From: osoelgaultier+@CMU.EDU (Stefan Monnier)
Subject: Re: [Q]: BEST solution to Partitioning Large DOS Drive
Date: 30 Sep 1992 22:56:17 GMT

Excerpts from netnews.comp.os.linux: 30-Sep-92 [Q]: BEST solution to
Parti.. Rick Lippens@ccu.umanito (1286)

> I've been reading this group, the FAQ's on the site, and wherever
> else on Linux and am ready to install it on my hard disk. I am
> familiar with DOS and UNIX, but not with partitions and boot sectors,etc.
> Is there an EASY to use program with a fairly comprehensible set of
> instructions available? I would like to do the following:

> Partition my 180MB Hard Disk into 80MB LINUX, and 100MB DOS.

> I understand that MKFS only allows for up to 55MB on a partition...
> does that mean I need to further partition my 80MB LINUX into smaller
> partitions?

Almost: it means you should partition it into
three (or two if you really think you can do something with dos) 55MB
partitions for Linux and the rest for DOS

> Rick

        Stefan

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