[CLUE-Tech] Help Dual-Boot my Notebook?

[Matthew Porter]

On 10 Sep 2001, at 13:07, Warren wrote:

> 
> Assuming an IDE drive, I typically make a 25MB /boot partition (active,
> hda1), a Windoze partition (hda2), a Linux partition (hda3), and Linux
> swap (hda4).
> 
> And then I conveniently forget where I need to install lilo and have to
> look it up.
> 
> I've never used PM to do this, however.  I've always used Ranish
> Partition Manager http://www.users.intercom.com/~ranish/part/
> 

Thanks for the tips.  I took a quick look at the Ranish Partition web 
site, and I'm considering it.  How is it for re-partitioning a drive 
without damaging an existing Windows partition?  How much 
expertise is required? (I've set up Linux systems before, but only 
on brand new hard drives or existing empty partitions; I've never had 
to do a non-destructive re-partition on a drive already in use.)


> I've seen plenty of docs on how to get a winmodem working under linux,
> but *I'd* rather take the path of least resistance and get one that says
> "linux supported" right there on the box.  This usually means a 3com or
> a Linksys.

Thanks again.  I've heard a couple of recommendations for Linksys 
modems, so I'll give them a look.

 --Matt.