Win95+Linux: Partitioning using Ontrack Disk Manager

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From: Lawrence Cheung
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 00:00

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Hi,

I am going to install Linux along with Win95 on my PC. Currently, I have
Win95 running on a Quantum 850. I bought an IBM 1.7G HD yesterday. I want
to set aside 800Mb for Linux and the rest for Win95, i.e.

(Currently in use)  Quantum 850 Mb --> Win95
(Not yet formatted) IBM 1.7 Gb --> Win95 (900Mb) / Linux (800Mb)

I have bought the book "Linux Unleashed" (Sams, 1996), but it tells you
only how to install Linux using DOS. What's worse is that it says nothing
about partitioning a Large EIDE hard disk. Currently I use Ontrack Disk
Manager (DM) to overcome the DOS limitation of 504Mb. I have checked "Linux
Large Disk mini-HOWTO". The Linux I've got supports Ontrack DM.
Unfortunately it does not say exactly how I should proceed with the DM.
Should I partition the 1.7 Gb using DM? Will that affect my data on Q 850?
Thank you for your help.

Lawrence Cheung
M. Phil. Candidate in Linguistics
English Dept., CUHK

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From: "Lawrence Cheung" <ylcheung@cuhk.edu.hk>
Subject: Win95+Linux: Partitioning using Ontrack Disk Manager
Date: 1996/09/13
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