On 7/19/05, Kwan Lowe <kwan@digitalhermit.com> wrote:
>
> > Well almost. Now that we know that the HD on my laptop is toast, I get to
> > start over again. This time I do not have to deal with a pre-installed XP
> > partition and other inherited issued.
> >
> > I have to have XP on the thing (corporate req, and have some software that
> > I have to use under it).
> >
> > I am of course going to put Linux on it, so what I need is to get some input
> > as to the best proceedure to follow in order to put the two os's on the
> > machine. I plan on setting up the 80G disk as follows:
> > 20G NTFS
> > 20G VFAT (common access for both linux and the other os)
> > 40G Linux
> >
> > Any recommendations or should I do something different?
>
> A couple ways have worked for me:
>
> Install WinXP normally. Boot into XP then defrag the drives. Boot into the Mandrake
> (mandriva??) installer and resize the XP partition and write the partitiion table.
> Boot with your desired Linux installation disks and install. Boot into XP and
> chkdsk.
>
> Another method:
> Boot into Linux installation. Create two partitions. Boot into XP installation and
> install to the first partition. Boot into Linux installation and carve up the second
> partition if desired.
This was sort of the option that I was thinking about. I was thinking
of installing
XP and allowing it only the space I want, then going in and installing linux and
using it to finish up the disk set up. I want to have separate
partitions for home
and possibly opt so I can keep those areas untouched when I update the OS.
Found that SuSE which is what I have been using, finds the NTFS partition
just fine and will read it. It will not write to it though and from
what I read and
hear, I am not sure I want to write to a NTFS partition with what I understand
of it. So I will dedicate a VFAT partition for the stuff that I need
to be able to
write to from the Linux side.
-- Chuck Hast To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal."----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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