HI folks What I would like to do is install win 3.1 on some free space on myHD that is dual booted mandrake 9 & win xp home. Ihave access to partition magic to help out W/install. My boot loader is LILO W/ win xp set as default What file sys should I set for win 3.1 I want xp and mandrake9 to be able to read win 3.1 fat or fat 32? Also any info about getting 3.1 online W/ cable would be appreciated. TIA Mike
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FAT16 with a DOS underlying it. And probably use boot manager to make the choice.
I'm assuming that XP will work with bootmanager. Haven't tried it. Ed Fair
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I'm assuming that XP will work with bootmanager. Haven't tried it. Ed Fair
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Best way would have been to start from scratch, loading "dumbest first"; DOS/Win, WinXP, Linux.
All 3 O/Ses can read FAT, but I don't think Win3 can read FAT32 - wasn't that introduced with Win9.x/4?
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All 3 O/Ses can read FAT, but I don't think Win3 can read FAT32 - wasn't that introduced with Win9.x/4?
Hope this helps CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk
That raises a good point. I said 16 based on something like 6.22, but in retrospect something like 7 should allow 32 to run and 3.1 should fit in without problems.
So the question probably will revolve around whether Mandrake is capable of seeing a 32 bit filesystem. Ed Fair
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Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
So the question probably will revolve around whether Mandrake is capable of seeing a 32 bit filesystem. Ed Fair
unixstuff@juno.com
Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.
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Yes - Mandrake 8.2 can see FAT32. I'm using 9.0 now, but still prefer Caldera (which can't without FIPS 2.0). CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk
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