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

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From: Ez-Aton
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 00:00
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I think that scandisk will not do the job.
From my experiance, Norton Disk Doctor does the trick. Afterwards, just
converting the patition is simple, using PQmagic (also, version 5 is much
much better).

Why using System Commander? Although it is a good program, it migh cause mbr
errors in various cases (did it to me), and causes partitions to "overlap".
My suggestion here is to use Lilo as the boot loader. You will find out
(after reading a bit Man Lilo and Man lilo.conf) that it can do all this,
and more, just a matter of simple configuration.

Good luck there :-)
Ez.

RC <rc.y2k@zonnet.nl> wrote in message
news:Pa0S4.1212$_71.32863@zonnet-reader-1...
> Did you try using Scandisk to repair the partition table? After you can
use
> Partition Magic for the converting part. And install Linux...
>
> Fred <f_oduinn@yahoo.co.uk> schreef in berichtnieuws
> _9%R4.11560$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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