"Partionless" install of RH 7

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Hi, I have had bad experiences with partitioning and so, rather than wiping windoze (for the fam) again, I decided to use the partitionless install, which just installs on the MSDOS/WINDOWS partition. I have 2 questions. Is there any way to get it to run faster? And my other question is, how can I get my windows files in linux, if they are on the same drive? I don't think mounting them regularly will work. I've tried using linuxconf and it game me something about /hda1 already mounted, which it is. Any help would be much, MUCH appreciated.

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[nick098]

Mounting the drive the partition with the windows files does work and even though you did a "partitionless install" windows will show up as a seperet partition

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could you tell me how to do this then? Or what command to use in an X-teminal ? I mean it didn't help to say "it works"!

Thanx

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[yoink]

Is there anyone out there who can REALLY help? Like for instance, give me some concrete directions, or advice? I'm all out of ideas.

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[Linuxcool]

I never tried any of the linux versions that could install to a windows partition. From what I have heard, they all seem to run slow.

I'll take a stab at your accessing the windows files. Run the command mount. See where it says that the windows partition ( /dev/hda1 ) is mounted. Then try the command ls /mount_point_here and see if the root contents of the windows partition is listed. /mount_point_here means to enter in the mount point that the mount commmand lists.

[ 17 July 2001: Message edited by: Linuxcool ]