Also note that SuSE 9.0 comes with a disk partitioning utility. I had already installed WinXP o and it took all of my 80gb hd. I then installed SuSE 9.0 and was able to partition the disk in half so that WinXP has about 37gb and SuSE has the other 37gb. I'm surprised RH doesn't a similar functionality. mohammed --- chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Christopher, > > I've used Partition Magic to partition a number of > machines over the years and > its been great for me. When it comes to dual boot > control I've used Boot Magic, > comes with Partition Magic, on a dual boot XP / Win > 98 machine. But when it > comes to Windows and Linux I've not managed to get > BM to work but have have > used the Linux boot manager GRUB and that has worked > great. > > Chris > > Quoting "Boyle, Christopher J." > <Christopher.J.Boyle@xxxxxxxx>: > > > Can anyone recommend a good disk-partitioning tool > so I can make room = > > for a linux (RH 9) install followed by a 10g > installation? =20 > > Fips blows up on me with a > > > > Number of Sectors (long) does not match Partition > Info =20 > > The number of sectors in the partition table > must match the number of = > > sectors in the bootsector > > > > the machine in question is a pIII 993 with 256 mb > installed and another = > > 256 on order currently running windows 98 ( hey, > it was a gift) on a 20 = > > gig HD. I want (spouse requires) to build this > into a dual boot = > > machine or I would just format the disk. > > > > Thanks for any help > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx = > > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > mkb > > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:17 AM > > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Oracle on SuSE > > > > Ok, since we're all talking about Oracle on Linux, > how > > about Oracle 9i/10g on SuSE Linux 9.0 Personal > > edition. > > > > I just bought a copy over the weekend and > installed it > > on my machine. Now thinking of installing Oracle > 9i > > or 10g but hoping that someone has already done > it. > > > > No, I'm not a trailblazer. > > > > mohammed > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you > want. > > http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe send email to: > oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > -- > > Archives are at > //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > FAQ is at > //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe send email to: > oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > > -- > > Archives are at > //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > > FAQ is at > //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Chris Dunscombe > > chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ------------------------------------------------- > Everyone should have http://www.freedom2surf.net/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: > oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at > //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at > //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------