NTFS and Linux

[Keith Mastin]

Hi Jim,

> I just bought a new laptop by Toshiba and was getting all set to install
> Linux. (I installed Mandrake 8.2 on my Desktop machine just over a year
> ago and and was very happy with it.)
> But recently I found out that I may have problems because the laptop has
> Windows XP installed on it. XP uses the NT file system (NTFS) which
> provides a problem for most Linux partitioning tools.
>
> As I see it I have 4 options:
> 1) Buy Partition Magic.
> 2) Blow away the existing install of XP, repartition the hard drive,
> install Linux, reinstall XP, etc.
> 3) Go to a Linux Install Fest. (Does anybody know if one is coming up in
> the Toronto area?)
> 4) Pay someone to repartition the hard drive and install Linux. (Who
> offers this service? How much does it cost?)

You forgot

5) download a copy of BootitNG and use it to resize NTFS and create all
the partitions you'll ever need for free. :)

-- 
Keith Mastin
BeechTree Information Technology Services Inc.
Toronto, Canada
(416)429 9304
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