I wish I could make a ext2 or ext3 partition... I just can't right now (the computer I'm trying to intall linux into isn't exactly mine)
I can't take windows anymore so I'll take linux any way I can have (even if it is as umsdos)
Trust me - you don't want to use UMSDOS. I've done it with Phat Linux and with Slack. There were problems.

  • 1. Many (large) applications wouldn't run.

  • 2. Those that did often ran very slowly.

  • 3. When it crashed (and it will crash), it caused major problems with the hard disk. I had to run Scandisk 3 times after one crash to get it all sorted out. The FAT and FAT32 filesystems just weren't made for symlinks.

  • 4. You won't be able to see LFN's on the FAT partition you're running it from, only 8.3 ones (if that's important to you).


If the computer you're using isn't yours, you could take out the hard drive, buy another one, and put Linux on it. Before you give the computer back, replace the hdd you bought with the original.