This is advice I'll certainly use. I just started to work with 10.0. I may want to partition my compter, and run xp and mandrake. I suppose I could get Knoppix...also, from what you say, I could use any other distro to set up a partition. I think I have a xandros and a fedora disc.
I do have a question about partitioning. If I decide to dual boot with xp and mandrake, is there a particular size of partition that I should manke for mandrake, or should I just follow the recommended partition of the other linux distro I'll be using for the partitioning? Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] MK 10 and Windows dual boot solved > On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 09:18, Owain Sutton wrote: > > I found the answer to the problem I was having a few days ago, > > installing Mandrake 10 alongside XP. It appears there's a problem with > > the partitioner in the Mandrake setup, which damages the existing FAT. > > This explains why it was impossible to recover the XP install. The > > workaround is simple - boot off any other Linux distro, set up your > > partitions there, quit and start the Mandrake install. > > > > > > I had the same problem, came up with the same solution. Happened to me > on a machine that was dual booting, and one that was only linux. It > seems that the partitioner has a problem reading some types of > drives/setups. > Knoppix was my friend on both of those occasions. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > ____________________________________________________ >
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