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Re: convert my FAT32 win '98 to FAT (16) for a Linux install

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From: moe
Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 00:00
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Well tell you what try adding another hard drive, small one maybe, I found
when i have two hard disks that i can install lilo to either one and it will
boot to linux. Just make shure you have a partition somewhere to install
linux to. Linux will read a fat32 so dont worry. find a cheap 100 meg hard
drive and install lilo to the MBR of it, use /boot and the mount point for
it, or even the swap file.
"Fred" <f_oduinn@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:_9%R4.11560$sB3.7602@news.indigo.ie...
> Hi,
>     does anyone know of a conversion utility that I can get to convert my
> win 98 fat32 drive to fat so I can use system commander for an install of
> Linux???  NOTE: I tryed an install already and it would not boot from lilo
> on the floppy.   The fat/system is a bit screwed some how 'cause Partition
> Magic 4 is just giving me  a "Table Error".  The O/S's are working fine
> so?????
> I have win98 and win2000 but I want to install Linux so I can get used to
a
> posix system commands.
>
>
> thanks,
>
>
> Fred
>
>
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Date: 2000/05/13
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