XFS resizing & Win2k

[Federico Voges]

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On Thu, 29 May 2003 14:44:45 -0400 (EDT), Net Llama! wrote:

>Couldn't i use Knoppix for this so that i'd have networking?
>
>> installing Windows to be able to rerun lilo, otherwise Win will be the
>> only thing that's bootable. Also see:
>> http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/faq.html#resizexfspartition
>
>ugh.  oh well, i guess i'll give it a whirl.  thanks.
>
>Anyone know if Win2k has any ridiculous need to be on hda1, or will it be
>ok sitting on hda4?
>

I had some problems with Win2K. I bought a new system a few weeks ago
and I wanted to move my gentoo installation from my old PC and install
Win2k.

The hd is a 80gb (Western Digital), so I partitioned like this:
30GB Linux (XFS(
2GB swap
30GB Win2k (NTFS)
Rest of the disk: Scratch partition (currently: another gentoo
instalation - XFS) (extended partition)

The partitions where phisically ordered that way. 
Win2k didn't like it. I wouldn't boot after the first reboot during
install.

I ended up using the first 30GB partition for win2k and the second one
for Linux. No problem at all.

So, try to place your win2k partition near the "start" of the disk.

BTW, to move my installed linux to the new system I used the method I
described in my previous email (gentoo boot CD), but instead of using
the LAN, I installed both disks on the same system. 

Just another $0.02 ;)
Federico Voges
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