On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 18:55, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Dec 2009, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 18:17, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, 1 Dec 2009, Chuck Hast wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have always put Linux on a machine that already had windows on it, now
>>>> I am going to do the reverse, any guidance?/ I am sure it is going to want
>>>> to blow the MBR away and who knows what else... I am probably going to
>>>> shrink that 83G to something smaller, I only need this windows part to run
>>>> the scope software, I tried it in Wine but it wants .net 3.5 and that does
>>>> not fly.
>>>
>>> But if you really, really want a dual boot box (I've done it that way
>>> too),
>>> then have the partition already made for W* to install onto, so you don't
>>> have to mess with their partitioner and risk wiping out your Linux
>>> installation. And yeah, W* wipes your MBR without asking, so have an
>>> alternate way of booting your machine to reinstall grub. And add W* to
>>> grub's menu.
>>>
>> I fear that the horsepower of the netbook is not quite enough for a vmware
>> VM. I plan to install it in the last partition, I am going to go in and
>> change the FS to NTFS so I can install it on there.
>
> Might have to change the type listed in fdisk from "83 Linux" (or whatever
> it is now) to "7 HPFS/NTFS". I don't know if changing the filesystem is
> enough. But at any rate, mkfs is unnecessary as you can format during
> installation (at least you could in XP and prior versions).
>
>> That should work I guess I will use my Ubuntu on a stick and recover the
>> MBR and set it up to aim where it does now.
>>
>> sda1 = 9G boot for Unbuntu 9.10
>> sda2 = extended
>> sda5 = swap
>> sda6 = 86.6G Holds Ubuntu home/user_directories
>> sda7 = 83.2G Want to install Win7 here
>>
>> I want to put the FS on sda7, the last one on the list.
>
> Check the size of sda7, and make sure the partition it installs onto is 83.2
> GB or whatever it reports in bytes. The numbering might be different, and
> it'd really suck to stomp on the wrong partition.
>
Yes, I am going to use a stick with partition magic on it and resize it and
format it to ntfs. That will take care of that...
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- 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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