Re: How to repartitioning an existing HD having DOS and Linux

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From: Joseph S. D. Yao
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1995 00:00

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In article <PRZEMEK.95Sep7173730@rrdjazz.nist.gov>,
Przemek Klosowski <przemek@rrdjazz.nist.gov> wrote:
>Manjit asked
>   1.  How can I get to increase my DOS partition size ...
>   2.  How can I transfer my existing Linux partition(s) ...
>
>Warning: the following is untested. ...

Warning: if I read the original and Przemek's response correctly, then
it doesn't quite work, the way Przemek described it, because of some
peculiarities of LILO (which I assume you're using to boot).  Copying -
OK; but check that you can boot Linux off the new drive BEFORE you
re-partition the old one.  Check that you REALLY REALLY are booting off
the new drive: watch the LEDs on the old drive, and make sure that it
isn't still crucial to the boot process.  I'll write up the problems I
had doing similar things soon, when I get a chance, including odd code
to fix same.

-- 
Joe Yao				jsdy@cais.com - Joseph S. D. Yao

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From: jsdy@cais3.cais.com (Joseph S. D. Yao)
Subject: Re: How to repartitioning an existing HD having DOS and Linux
Date: 1995/09/08
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