Re: [newbie] windows 2000 dual boot
> > > i now have windows 2000 (advanced server) on my system and would like > > > to get it to dual boot with linux. the drive is ntfs formatted. any > > > advice would be great. > > > > > > thanks in advance, > > > haroon > > > > > > > > > _ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com I have dual bolted 2k and Linux with LM7.2 and 8.0. I have always partitioned my HD with a 3 gig primary and then a logical part. filling the remaining disk space. Then I assign two logical drives at 3Gig each in the extended part. I leave the remaining space unassigened (roughly 6 Gigs.) I then do an expert install of LM and partition my drive with / , swap and /home as I am the only user. I have always used LILO and have never had a conflict with the NTloader. Come to think of it I have never even seen the NTloader. I have done this even when Linux is already on the Disk and migrated from 98 to win2k and it still did not overwrite my MBR with the NTloader. I have found that the most valuble tool I have is foresight when it comes to a dual boot. I also don't mind completely redoing everything now and again because I want to change something. HTH, John W ---
Re: [newbie] windows 2000 dual boot
I have a dual boot system with win2k but use a second hd on which I installed Mandrake. I didn't like the way it handled the windows partition. Once you get it installed you'll need to recompile the kernel using xconfig to enable ntfs support so you can see the partition... Ed At 09:15 AM 5/29/2001 -0400, Terry wrote: >Haroon, > >I had this same problem the first time I tried to install LM 7.2 on my win >2000 machine here at work. It totally wiped out my Windows partition. The >only way I was able to get it to work properly was to use Partition Magic to >resize my windows partition so that it didn't take up the entire drive in >order for Linux to have some room to work. > >Terry > >On Saturday 26 May 2001 09:59, you wrote: > > hello, > > > > i just purchased mandrake 7.2 and wanted to configure my system to dual > > boot between windows 2000 and linux. when i installed linux, i lost my > > windows (i wasn't able to boot to it) and ended up rebuilding my system. > > > > i now have windows 2000 (advanced server) on my system and would like to > > get it to dual boot with linux. the drive is ntfs formatted. any advice > > would be great. > > > > thanks in advance, > > haroon > > > > > > _ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] windows 2000 dual boot
haroon, Just to provide a little more information (IIRC): 1. Yes, it's better if there is free space (i.e., not within a Windows partition) on the disk. Partition Magic is not the only way to free up some space. 2. Some of the installation modes (what are they -- beginner(?), (?), expert) will assume that you want to wipe out windows to install Linux. Expert mode (and maybe some others) will let you choose where to put Linux and avoid wiping out windows. Hope this helps, Randy Kramer Terry wrote: > > Haroon, > > I had this same problem the first time I tried to install LM 7.2 on my win > 2000 machine here at work. It totally wiped out my Windows partition. The > only way I was able to get it to work properly was to use Partition Magic to > resize my windows partition so that it didn't take up the entire drive in > order for Linux to have some room to work. > > Terry > > On Saturday 26 May 2001 09:59, you wrote: > > hello, > > > > i just purchased mandrake 7.2 and wanted to configure my system to dual > > boot between windows 2000 and linux. when i installed linux, i lost my > > windows (i wasn't able to boot to it) and ended up rebuilding my system. > > > > i now have windows 2000 (advanced server) on my system and would like to > > get it to dual boot with linux. the drive is ntfs formatted. any advice > > would be great. > > > > thanks in advance, > > haroon > > > > > > _ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] windows 2000 dual boot
Haroon, I had this same problem the first time I tried to install LM 7.2 on my win 2000 machine here at work. It totally wiped out my Windows partition. The only way I was able to get it to work properly was to use Partition Magic to resize my windows partition so that it didn't take up the entire drive in order for Linux to have some room to work. Terry On Saturday 26 May 2001 09:59, you wrote: > hello, > > i just purchased mandrake 7.2 and wanted to configure my system to dual > boot between windows 2000 and linux. when i installed linux, i lost my > windows (i wasn't able to boot to it) and ended up rebuilding my system. > > i now have windows 2000 (advanced server) on my system and would like to > get it to dual boot with linux. the drive is ntfs formatted. any advice > would be great. > > thanks in advance, > haroon > > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] windows 2000 dual boot
On Sat, 26 May 2001, Haroon A. Qureshi wrote: I have Mandrake 8.0 and Windows 2000 professional, and everything works just fine. How did you "lost" your Windows? I have never experienced this, but exactly the opposite - Linux won't boot up after installing Windows. > i just purchased mandrake 7.2 and wanted to configure my system to dual boot > between windows 2000 and linux. when i installed linux, i lost my windows > (i wasn't able to boot to it) and ended up rebuilding my system. > > i now have windows 2000 (advanced server) on my system and would like to get > it to dual boot with linux. the drive is ntfs formatted. any advice would > be great.
RE: [newbie] windows 2000 dual boot
lilo wouldn't boot up windows anymore and it had taken over the master boot record. i was unable to free it up. when it owuld try to boot windows, it would hang. haroon -Original Message- From: Tanel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 10:08 AM To: Haroon A. Qureshi Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] windows 2000 dual boot On Sat, 26 May 2001, Haroon A. Qureshi wrote: I have Mandrake 8.0 and Windows 2000 professional, and everything works just fine. How did you "lost" your Windows? I have never experienced this, but exactly the opposite - Linux won't boot up after installing Windows. > i just purchased mandrake 7.2 and wanted to configure my system to dual boot > between windows 2000 and linux. when i installed linux, i lost my windows > (i wasn't able to boot to it) and ended up rebuilding my system. > > i now have windows 2000 (advanced server) on my system and would like to get > it to dual boot with linux. the drive is ntfs formatted. any advice would > be great. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
