Install on existing D Drive

Howard Marsh linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 20:09:27 -0800


I think that red-hat server install will clear ALL partitions including the
gates one.

h

-----Original Message-----
From: Kiran Krishna [mailto:k_k2@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 11:00 AM
To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Subject: Re: Install on existing D Drive


Can I perform a Server class install without losing the 'C' drive( and that
dear little bug that I've gotten used to :Windows 95) now that I have
removed the other partitions?Thanks


>From: Bill Mair <bill.mair@mail.bm-soft.com>
>Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
>To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
>Subject: Re: Install on existing D Drive
>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:59:40 +0200
>
>Kiran,
>
>Nope, you need to have at least one "Native Linux" partition to install
>Linux.
>
>The "/boot" partition as I remember. The other partitions can AFAIK be on
>vfat drives though and then mounted at IPL.
>
>Bill.
>
>


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