Ashley Clark wrote: > > > 100M. Caveat: I believe you need a primary partition to install linux. > > If each of your os's is using a primary partition, you should have room > > for one more (IOW: you have three primary partitions and an ide disk can > > have up to 4). There are several options for booting linux, so that > > shouldn't be a problem for you (i.e. loadlin.exe to boot linux from > > dos/win, lilo, whatever boot manager you are using). > > I'm not sure about OS/2's boot manager or system commander but if you use LILO > as your MBR you can boot off of any partition, primary or extended. I believe > (correct me if I am wrong) that at least OS/2's boot manager allows the same. > > Ashley Clark Maybe. I never tried it. I just remember somewhere in the install it tells you you need a primary partition to install linux in. But it may be assuming you don't have a boot manager. -Paul -- R. Paul McCarty / DARS Coordinator // x52059 317 Lattimore Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 Computers don't make errors; what they do, they do on purpose.-Dale/KOTH
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