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GNU Parted vs. fips
From: |
Clyde Boom |
Subject: |
GNU Parted vs. fips |
Date: |
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 14:58:02 -0400 |
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Hi -
I'm relatively new to Linux and I am using Red Hat Linux (RHL) 7.3.
To create space for Linux on a Windows partition, the RHL manuals
suggest using fips to split a Windows partition into two parts. A
recent (Aug. 2002) promotional email from Red Hat had a link to their
site for tips on creating space for Linux and this also suggested using
fips. To do this, I need to defragment my hard disk, create a boot
disk, put fips on it, boot with it, run the program, split the
partition, and then use another utility to delete the "second" partition.
To use parted, you simply boot with the RHL CD, go into "Rescue Mode" by
typing "linux rescue" at the "boot:" prompt, run parted and run the
resize command.
The documentation for parted states that you do not need to defragment
your hard disk prior to using the utility and that data is automatically
moved if necessary.
Does parted automatically move a Wnidows swap file if necessary.
The last time fips was revised was in 1998 and the last time parted was
revised was in 2002.
I do not understand why the RHL manuals and other documentation (and
other books) suggest using fips rather than parted.
Is fips more reliable than parted or has the parted utility been overlooked?
I have been able to get parted to reduce the size of a Windows Primary
partition and a Windows Logical partition (in an Extended partition).
fips can not split an Extended partition (a Logical partition in an
Extended partition).
Does parted work over the long term or are there problems when the
Windows partition becomes full?
fips and parted do not currently work on partitions that have the
filesystem type of NTFS.
Could you please give me an idea as to when parted will work on NTFS
partitions.
I will greatly appreciate any comments that you may have on this situation.
Thanks, Clyde.
- GNU Parted vs. fips,
Clyde Boom <=