I can't get Linux.....

Suijin · 09-03-2003, 08:40 AM

How can I move a NTFS partion on Windows XP?

koyi · 09-03-2003, 08:55 AM

Can you explain further on that? What do you really want to do? u mean move your data to another partition or you want to resize NTFS partition to make space for linux?

Suijin · 09-03-2003, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by koyi
Can you explain further on that? What do you really want to do? u mean move your data to another partition or you want to resize NTFS partition to make space for linux?

I want to resize NTFS partition to make space for linux.

aaa · 09-03-2003, 12:33 PM

There's a tool called ntfsresize:
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/man/ntfsresize.html
http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html

Suijin · 09-03-2003, 04:07 PM

um... can you give me a direct link? I can't find one.

aaa · 09-03-2003, 04:21 PM

Which distrobution of linux are you using?

Suijin · 09-03-2003, 04:25 PM

Red Hat 9

husfeldt · 09-03-2003, 04:33 PM

There is a tool called parted that does the job.

There also exists some frontend programs e.g. QTparted - take a look at http://qtparted.sourceforge.net/ for details

aaa · 09-03-2003, 04:38 PM

Parted does NTFS resize?

Suijin · 09-03-2003, 04:39 PM

um... I have http://www.ranish.com/part/ but don't know how to work it...

aaa · 09-03-2003, 04:47 PM

Ranish doesn't look like it can do ntfs resizing. You will need to boot linux with your cd or a boot disk, then use it to run ntfsresize.

Suijin · 09-03-2003, 07:08 PM

one problem. I can't even get linux on it...

aaa · 09-03-2003, 07:26 PM

You need to just boot, not install. The Red Hat cd may have a rescue option somewhere that lets you boot a small linux from the cd. Read the docs on the cd to find out how to use it.

dubman · 09-03-2003, 07:40 PM

just use partition magic, resize the ntfs partition (create unallocated space), and install linux in the unallocated space. piece of cake, Ive done it dozens of times...

--dubman

CoffeeRoaster · 09-03-2003, 07:45 PM

When I had this problem, my Windows XP was blown up anyway, so I ended up FDISKing from an old Win98 startup disk, creating a partition for XP, and one for Linux. Then formatting in NTFS the partition for XP. Inelegant, but it worked.