Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2002-01-28 Thread Ray Abbitt
On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Charles Galpin wrote: > > i'd be interested in hearing just how smoothly the process of setting > > up that 8100 as a dual boot machine goes. i got an 8100 a few months > > ago and, yes, it came pre-installed with windows > choice i made>, since i had no intention of runnin

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2002-01-14 Thread Bruce Kall
Yes you can reinstall XP from the Dell XP-reinstall media on an altered (at least from what came partitioned from Dell originally). There does need to be a Fat32 or NTFS partition available (and an s2d one as well if you're going to use that feature). Bruce rpjday wrote: > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2002-01-12 Thread Charles Galpin
- Original Message - From: "rpjday" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I can't help you with resising XP - i just wiped it clean and started > > over. > > i'd be interested in hearing just how smoothly the process of setting > up that 8100 as a dual boot machine goes. i got an 8100 a few months >

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2002-01-12 Thread rpjday
On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Adam Getchell wrote: > > > Originally to: All > > > > Similar question for an upcoming Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. It comes with XP > > already installed. Will I be able to install RH 7.2 on another partition, > > write grub to t

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2002-01-12 Thread cgalpin
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Adam Getchell wrote: > Originally to: All > > Similar question for an upcoming Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. It comes with XP > already installed. Will I be able to install RH 7.2 on another partition, > write grub to the bootsector, and have Grub dual boot XP and 7.2? Or do I >

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2002-01-12 Thread Adam Getchell
Message - From: "Bret Hughes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 6:16 AM Subject: Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop > Michael Scottaline wrote: > > > > On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:41:42 -0600 > > Bret Hughes

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-20 Thread rpjday
On 19 Dec 2001, Justin Ellison wrote: > Go to www.whacked.net - you should be able to find it from there. > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 20:46, Charles Galpin wrote: > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 18:05, Justin Ellison wrote: > > > Adam, > > > > > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 as well, and I *highly* r

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-20 Thread Charles Galpin
On Thu, 2001-12-20 at 06:58, rpjday wrote: > On 19 Dec 2001, Justin Ellison wrote: > > > Go to www.whacked.net - you should be able to find it from there. > > > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 20:46, Charles Galpin wrote: > > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 18:05, Justin Ellison wrote: > > > > Adam, > > > > >

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-20 Thread rpjday
On 19 Dec 2001, Justin Ellison wrote: > Go to www.whacked.net - you should be able to find it from there. > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 20:46, Charles Galpin wrote: > > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 18:05, Justin Ellison wrote: > > > Adam, > > > > > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 as well, and I *highly* r

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-19 Thread Justin Ellison
Go to www.whacked.net - you should be able to find it from there. On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 20:46, Charles Galpin wrote: > On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 18:05, Justin Ellison wrote: > > Adam, > > > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 as well, and I *highly* recommend you > > subscribe the the linux-dell-lapto

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-19 Thread Charles Galpin
On Mon, 2001-12-17 at 20:07, Adam Getchell wrote: > Similar question for an upcoming Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. It comes with XP > already installed. Will I be able to install RH 7.2 on another partition, > write grub to the bootsector, and have Grub dual boot XP and 7.2? Or do I > need to install

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-18 Thread David Talkington
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Charles Galpin wrote: >> I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 as well, and I *highly* recommend you >> subscribe the the linux-dell-laptops mailing list at >> http://www.yahoo.com/groups/linux-dell-laptops. This is an excellent >> laptop, and if planned

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-18 Thread Charles Galpin
On Tue, 2001-12-18 at 18:05, Justin Ellison wrote: > Adam, > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8100 as well, and I *highly* recommend you > subscribe the the linux-dell-laptops mailing list at > http://www.yahoo.com/groups/linux-dell-laptops. This is an excellent > laptop, and if planned out correc

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-18 Thread Justin Ellison
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 6:16 AM > Subject: Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop > > > > Michael Scottaline wrote: > > > > > > On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:41:42 -0600 > > > Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > &g

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-18 Thread Bret Hughes
Adam Getchell wrote: > > Similar question for an upcoming Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop. It comes with XP > already installed. Will I be able to install RH 7.2 on another partition, > write grub to the bootsector, and have Grub dual boot XP and 7.2? Or do I > need to install Grub/RH 7.2 first? > Her

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-17 Thread Adam Getchell
: "Bret Hughes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 6:16 AM Subject: Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop > Michael Scottaline wrote: > > > > On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:41:42 -0600 > > Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-17 Thread Bret Hughes
Michael Scottaline wrote: > > On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:41:42 -0600 > Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I just bought a sony laptop with the 900MHz duron and am going to set it > > up as dual boot at first. The 15GB drive came partitioned in 2 chunks > > and I thought I simply place RH7

Re: dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Sun, 16 Dec 2001 23:41:42 -0600 Bret Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just bought a sony laptop with the 900MHz duron and am going to set it > up as dual boot at first. The 15GB drive came partitioned in 2 chunks > and I thought I simply place RH7.2 on what windows sees as the D: > drive

dual boot install on new XP laptop

2001-12-16 Thread Bret Hughes
I just bought a sony laptop with the 900MHz duron and am going to set it up as dual boot at first. The 15GB drive came partitioned in 2 chunks and I thought I simply place RH7.2 on what windows sees as the D: drive. It looks like it is really a logical in an extended partition. Two real questio