[NTLUG:Discuss] Assistance with Dual boot Win2000 and Ubuntu, external wifi card

[David Stanaway]

No prob.


Here is the download site for the gparted live cd (It is about 50Mb -
pretty small as far as live CD's go).

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828

Screenshots here: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/screenshots.php

Be sure to check out the documentation - when you resize and ntfs
partition, XP boots up and warns that you need to run a chkdsk - this is
normal - just follow the prompts.

There are downloads other than the live cd there also - looks like you
should be careful (avoid) using qtparted on the knoppix cd - at least
from this persons experience (A little dated mind you):
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=103405


Russ wrote:
> Thanks David for your advice.  It's much appreciated!
> 
> First of all, I don't know why I called my ThinkPad a ThinkBook except
> that my wife is going on and on about getting an Apple computer.
> I've gone to one of those sites you mentioned
> (http://weblogs.asp.net/kdente/archive/2006/01/07/434789.aspx ) and
> put in my Knoppix CD to find ntfsresize.  I have found it but find the
> command non-responsive.  I may not be activating it correctly.  I'll
> try command line next, instead of the GUI.  And I'll get out to
> sourceforge to look for that qparted CD.  I'll likely buy it and have
> it shipped since I have a poor, and inconsistent, link to the Internet
> where I'm at.
> 
> Russ
> 
> On 6/6/07, David Stanaway <david at stanaway.net> wrote:
>> Check out gparted on sourceforge. They have a live cd.
>>
>> Of course, there is always some risk with the partition resize, so you
>> should look through and assess what you might lose if you fry the
>> filesystem and make sure you have an adequate backup first.
>>
>> I have successfully used gparted to -grow- NTFS partions with now
>> problem whatsoever (Provided the disk wasn't converted to a 'dynamic
>> (POS)- disk'.
>>
>> It shrinks also, but I haven't really used that much, but the tool does
>> work.
>>
> 
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