On Sun, 12 May 2013, Carl Fink wrote: > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 09:07:36PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Been reading about this install method, but can't find anything more > > current than about 4 or 5 years ago. It seems that "goodbye" > > installs Debian onto Windows' C: drive as a single large file, and > > that is where it is run from. > > > > Has anyone use it more recently? I want to install Debian on > > partitions completely separate from Windows'. > > According to the README > (http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/tools/win32-loader/stable/win32-loader.txt) > it downloads the Debian kernel and installer, then modifies the > Windows bootloader to boot off the Debian kernel (optionally). Then > you run a standard Debian network install, just as if you booted off > optical media.q
The reviews I read said the same or similar, but an Aussie tech magazine from 2007 said that after the standard installer starts, Debian is installed as a single file on the Windows partition--no partitioning needed. Guess I'll just have to run a test. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130511223037.72c50...@debian7.boseck208.net
