Re: Partition Magic software?

[Jeffrey Friedl <jfriedl@nff.ncl.omron.co.jp>]

|> 	Someone on the list once mentioned some software that allowed you
|> to change the sizes of partitions (I presume DOS partitions) without
|> destroying the whole disk in the process.

On Jan 11 I wrote:

There is a DOS utility out there that allows you to repartition on the fly.
It hacks off some unused part of a pre-existing partition and makes a new
partition out of it, leaving the old one untouched except for its size.
I used it to create a partition on which I could put Linux.

>From the Linux Install guide:

    NOTE: There is a non-destructive disk repartitioner available for MS-
    DOS, called FIPS. Look on sunsite.unc.edu in the directory
    /pub/Linux/system/Install. With FIPS, a disk optimizer (such as Norton
    Speed Disk), and a little bit of luck, you should be able to resize
    MS-DOS partitions without destroying the data on them.  It's still
    suggested that you make a full backup before attempting this.

Again, this is a DOS program that just happens to be useful if you want
to create a partition to install Linux -- I don't believe that there's
anything Linix-specific about it.

	Jeffrey
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