I wanted to say thanks to everyone who has given me input on this linux floppy disk stuff. I
didn't know that linux was using fdisk tool. I downloaded toms boot floppy. I also am going to
see if I like the boot floppy from slackware. Sorry for some of the confusion, I have not been
feeling well these last few days. I am glad it is the weekend, so I can get better.
William
--- Mason Mullins <mason_mullins@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Of the two most common Linux partitioning tools fdisk and cfdisk, cfdisk is
> easier to use for someone not familiar with fdisk, as cfdisk uses an ncurses
> type "graphical" interface making selecting and working with your partitions
> a little easier to visualize.
>
> Mason
>
>
> Linux: because a PC is a terrible thing to waste.
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com>
> Reply-To: slug@nks.net
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] linux floppy disk
> Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:50:39 -0400 (EDT)
>
> On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, William Coulter wrote:
>
> > --- Eben King <eben1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > So you want to boot from a floppy and then run fdisk? Any rescue
> floppy
> > > (to pull one from my nether regions, Tom's Root-Boot aka tomsrtbt)
> > > should do that no problem.
>
> > No, no, no. I don't want to run fdisk, but a linux equivalent. When I
> > have installed a linux distro, I just use what the install recommend to
> > me.
>
> The/a Linux partitioning tool is /sbin/fdisk. Same name as FDISK.EXE
> (sorta) but different program. Rescue disks may have it in a different
> place.
>
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