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Re: Fips problems

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From: Bo Zou
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 00:00
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I downloaded FIPS15B and partitioned my disk.  But when it finishes it
doesn't return to dos command.  The error is "can't load command"(??? I
can't remember exactly), "memory allocation error, system halted"(???)
But it did partitioned my disk.  The problem happens when I restart my
computer and windows can't work.  The error is:

"while initializing device VFBACKUP: VFBACKUP could not load vfd.vxd.  
Please run set up again."

So I ran setup again and again and again.  I even formatted the new
partition and copied all my files to that partition( it took quite some
time and long filenames disappeared).  The same error repeated. 
Eventually I rename "windows" directory to "win".  This time it worked.

FIPS doesn't partition as I expected.  I deleted many files trying to get
the second partition before 1024th cyliner (504M).  "defrag" was used. 
But still fips requested me to input the second partition starting
cylinder around 1.0G(9xxM).

Now I have 1.0g partition under linux and 2.0g under win95 (I install
win95 on the second partition not the first!!)

By the way, how large should each partition under linux be?  I am using
slackware.  Do I need a big /usr?  Or I can mount /usr/local as a separate
partition?

Bo
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From: bzou@chat.carleton.ca (Bo Zou)
Subject: Re: Fips problems
Date: 1997/12/27
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