WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

-> I'm not worried about the boot portion of it,  I can probably get
-> that sorted
-> out,  with LILO or whatever...

-> I'm wondering about the install.  Been so darn long since I did it that I
 WC> don't
-> remember the details all that much,  but my recollection is that
-> I'd boot the 98 CD and let 'er rip,  which is not gonna give me any 
-> options when it comes to partitioning.

-> Maybe set up a partition first?

 WC> Following that advice zapped a hard drive here.
 WC> I used Linux to partition and the OEM Win 98 wrapped the drive so
 WC> it's not even detectable.

Yeah,  but I'm not looking at using a drive anywhere near as large as the
one you've been having fun with.  Probably a 4G,  if that.  Right now the
install is on a 1G drive w/ the original 500M drive as a secondary (and
where I have only swap at this point).

 WC> Here's a bit of advice.
 WC> You could do the Windows install first and then use a free limited 
 WC> Partition Magic I've got here in a mini-Linux that worked on the
 WC> previous drive.
 WC> Course I'm not sure your ISP allows 11 meg file attaches
 WC> to get the thing to you.

I have something of the sort on some CD or other here,  but I'd rather not
try that approach if I can just start it out with less than the whole
drive.  I just don't remember how it goes,  it having been a long time
since I did a 98 install.  And come to think of it the last one I did was
on this box I'm looking at upgrading.

 WC> Another option you might consider is using Linloader and after
 WC> booting to DOS in 98 opening it straight out of DOS as I've done
 WC> that here as well but it doesn't address the partitioning issue.

And run linux out of FAT?  I don't think I wanna go there.

-> Maybe I need to set up a test fixture and see what works...

 WC> You can always try Tom's root boot to access Linux to reinstall
 WC> LiLo after Windows commandeers the MBR or a mini-linux, I've done
 WC> this as well.

Yeah,  I have that and it's handy for a lot of stuff.

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