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| loopbacklady 2003-01-04, 5:04 pm |
| Hi everyone,
I want to multiboot XP and Linux/Red Hat.
I've partitioned, formatted, and have XP installed so far. Any tips for adding Linux?
I've done some research on it, just thought I'd ask if you all had any problems, tips, etc.
One thing I'm not understanding yet. How do you set the new OS to install in the proper partition? Set the BIOS to boot from the CD ROM, then in the setup, specify the drive?
Just puttering around with it this weekend, trying not to stress about it.  | |
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| when you boot off the Red Hat cd it will ask if you want to use existing free space or erase entire disk . It is very self explantory you should have no problem. | |
| loopbacklady 2003-01-04, 5:56 pm |
| great! I need things very self-explanatory.
Thanks. | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-04, 6:35 pm |
| To dual boot 2000/XP and Linux;
1. Load Windows XP first. If you want to see the windows partition in Linux, format with FAT because Linux doesn't read NTFS real good right now (it's in development)
2. When setting up the windows partition, create an inital partition that is 5GB less than the size of the drive.
3. After Windows is installed, install Linux. Using fdisk or disk druid, Install Linux into the partition you created for Linux.
4. Make sure the Linux root partition is active and make sure the windows partition is not.
5. Red Hat will usually detect the windows partition and add it to the boot loader
Then you can mount your windows partition in Linux...
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows
(make sure you create a /mnt/windows first)
Hope some of these tips help. This was talked about in a segment of thescreensaevrs a few months back. | |
| loopbacklady 2003-01-04, 6:53 pm |
| the linux partition needs to be the active one? | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-04, 7:08 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by loopbacklady
the linux partition needs to be the active one?
Yah..That way LILO or GRUB will come up with a choice of either booting win or linux.
Im not saying this from experience. I have separate machines for these so I dont worry about partitioning. This is just from what I have read and heard on how to go about dual booting the 2 OSs. If someone has done it another way, let us know. | |
| loopbacklady 2003-01-04, 7:23 pm |
| okay.
this is an experiment anyway. I've never done a multiboot before, and just wanted to try it-maybe even re-do it a couple of different ways before I call it good.
I may uninstall XP, install 98, then XP again, and finally RedHat. Think that could be done?
I have read that your previous versions of windows need to be installed before XP.
I made 3 partitions, each 5GB or more. I didn't really know how much to allow.
soo...I'm just playing. gotta use it or lose it, and I'm getting rusty already. | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-04, 7:30 pm |
| The only way is to actually do it. If you mess up, so be it...Start over and try another way. I think my way will work though. Let us know if it works. And I recommend joining us lonely few Linux people in the Linux forums.  | |
| loopbacklady 2003-01-04, 7:33 pm |
| there's a linux forum???? HA! I never saw it there before! | |
| Boulware5 2003-01-04, 7:34 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by loopbacklady
there's a linux forum???? HA! I never saw it there before!
No wonder it's been dead there, no one know's about it! LOL
it's in "other IT certifications" | |
| loopbacklady 2003-01-04, 7:36 pm |
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see ya there! | |
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| It look very easy to do it.
This remind me the old day that required more complex instruction than that to explain. | |
| Mr. Linux Guy 2003-01-05, 6:22 am |
| Multibooting is pretty eay to set up nowadays. You should have few problems with it. Come to Linuxland and post there if you have any probs. | |
| HOOLIGAN 2003-01-05, 6:34 am |
| When I did it I hosed up my system (briefly).
Remember, FDisk/mbr is well handy. Though now I back up my MBR with a Hex editor.
I gave up on Linux cause my system was built with the cheapest junk on the market.
Need to try Linux again when i have the time. | |
| loopbacklady 2003-01-05, 6:34 pm |
| I just ordered Partition Magic, so maybe next time I do this I can get it right the first time! It was listed at $69 on the powerquest website, and I found the same thing on ebay for $24. (new) woohoo! | |
| HOOLIGAN 2003-01-05, 8:44 pm |
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I just ordered Partition Magic, so maybe next time I do this I can get it right the first time! It was listed at $69 on the powerquest website, and I found the same thing on ebay for $24. (new) woohoo!
Nice. | |
| thecomeons 2003-01-06, 6:46 am |
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Originally posted by HOOLIGAN
I gave up on Linux cause my system was built with the cheapest junk on the market.
i always thought linux would work on any-old computer. but i guess if you stick to some of the bigger names for components (3comm, soundblaster, s3, etc), it should not be a problem. | |
| Mr. Linux Guy 2003-01-06, 7:09 am |
| It is usually best to try Linux on its own machine when first starting out. Multi-botting can get messy on occasion, but it is easier now than ever before. Partition Magic will make the whole operation extremely painless. Hooligan: Linux is fussy, fussy, fussy about hardware. If you have something on your box that it doesn't recognise, you may run into problems. | |
| HOOLIGAN 2003-01-06, 2:41 pm |
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Hooligan: Linux is fussy, fussy, fussy about hardware. If you have something on your box that it doesn't recognise, you may run into problems.
If I ever get my hands on an old machine with good brand name hardware I will give it anouther go, right now my time is full.
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| enforcer 2003-01-06, 5:31 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by loopbacklady
great! I need things very self-explanatory.
Thanks.
A vibratator, it does exactly what it says on the tin. Where you use it is entirely up to your imagination  | |
| loopbacklady 2003-01-06, 6:09 pm |
| a vibratator? how many syllables is that? do I peel it like the other tators? |
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