partitioning for linux

[headshot.com]

well, i have the red hat 9 discs in front of me, now i just need to set up the HD, i can afford partition magic, and can't find another pece of software that will do thew job

detales:

40gig HD(11gig free)
NTFS
win xp pro

[oubipaws]

try google.com/linux for a partition program

[mdwatts]

Check Redhat's online installation guide as you should be able to do all the partitioning during the install. Usually you have to select 'Expert Mode'.

[Hayl]

Partition Image (http://www.partimage.org/) is free

[mdwatts]

Yep... right here

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/

[headshot.com]

thanks guys:D, i'm looking into the stuff you gave, but for any one else who responds, i gust want to be clear that i can't lose the windows data, i need to slice off the extra space for duel boot, not reformat my disc;)

i was under the impereshin that the red hat install partitioning solution doesent work with XP NTFS, maby i heard wrong on that.

[mdwatts]

I'm not too sure if the partitioning tools included with Redhat 9 supports XP's ntfs or not.

I have read in a recent thread here that Mandrake 9.1's cfdisk does resize XP's ntfs.

You could download the first Mandrake 9.1 iso image, burn to cd, boot with that and use cfdisk to resize.

[headshot.com]

well, thats just what i heard, i could of cource be wrong, i'll have to try it, i just don't want to drop $70 on soft ware i probibly wont use more then 1 or 2 times,

[mdwatts]

Do you have a cd burner and a fast connection so you can download the first Mandrake iso image?

You could check Mandrake's ftp servers to see if they have a bootdisk image that contains cfdisk.

[headshot.com]

i'll have to look at that, but i think i'll wate untill i conferm the red hat doesent work with NTFS, the last thing i want to do is go to all the truble of geting Mandrake just to find out all i needed was to use the red hat CDs in the firest place;)

[headshot.com]

well, i finaly gave in and got partion magic, it's working now(on my other pc of cource;)) hopefuly it doesent wipe my drive by acident;)