Re: [newbie] I want to create a dual boot. Anyone kind enough to advise me?
simple. install whatever windoze you need and install linux last. Just remember to partition the hdd in such a way, you have enough space for your linux / and linux swap partitions ! - Original Message - From: Web Site Response Address [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:28:04 - To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] I want to create a dual boot. Anyone kind enough to advise me? I have got a new computer which comes pre-loaded with Mandrake 9.1 (I also have the discs). eSys machine Athlon XP 2200, 40 Gb HDD, onboard graphics/sound. I want to create a dual boot with Windows XP Home - for which I also have the discs. Please can someone advise the steps/best way to go about this? I am reasonably technically competent but no guru. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- __ Check out the latest SMS services @ http://www.linuxmail.org This allows you to send and receive SMS through your mailbox. Powered by Outblaze Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I want to create a dual boot. Anyone kind enough to advise me?
You'll be best off setting up Windows on a 10 Gb partition, and Mandrake on a 10 Gb partition. Take the remaining 20 Gb's, and format them using FAT32 so that both O/S's have access. That 3rd partition is where you'll store all your documents, downloads, etc., and both Windows and Linux will be able to use them. Don't forget to install OpenOffice on both 10 Gb partitions so that you can access documents in either O/S. Make sure also that you turn off Plug 'n' Play in the BIOS before installing. It will save you some headaches down the road. That should get you started. Lanman Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I want to create a dual boot. Anyone kind enough to advise me?
On Thursday 29 January 2004 07:28 am, Web Site Response Address wrote: I have got a new computer which comes pre-loaded with Mandrake 9.1 (I also have the discs). eSys machine Athlon XP 2200, 40 Gb HDD, onboard graphics/sound. I want to create a dual boot with Windows XP Home - for which I also have the discs. Why would you buy a machine without Windows, only to pay 4 times the cost of what the oem license would have been, by buying the retail box. Of course, I am assuming you actually bought the retail box ;-) Please can someone advise the steps/best way to go about this? I am reasonably technically competent but no guru. The traditional way to do this is to install Windows first and then install Linux, resizing the windows partition and letting the Linux bootloader create a menu presented at boot so you can boot into either Linux or Windows. You can install Windows second, but there is a little more work to do. 1) I am not sure whether you can resize a Linux partition, or how you would do it if you could, but you have to make room on the disk to install Windows. 2) The Windows boot manager is dumb and will overwrite your LILO mbr. To get back into Linux to reinstall LILO, you should create a boot disk (making sure you can actually boot from it), install windows and let it overwrite the mbr, and then boot from the floppy and then by going to drakboot and adding a windows choice to the LILO boot menu. If you have the Linux install disks, you could also go the traditional route by wiping out Linux, installing Windows and then reinstalling Linux. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] I want to create a dual boot. Anyone kind enough to advise me?
2) The Windows boot manager is dumb and will overwrite your LILO mbr. To get back into Linux to reinstall LILO, you should create a boot disk (making sure you can actually boot from it), install windows and let it overwrite the mbr, and then boot from the floppy and then by going to drakboot and adding a windows choice to the LILO boot menu. IIRC then there is an option on disk one (just leave it in the cd drive) to reinstall LILO. So you could just install doze and then pop disk one in, reinstall lilo and forget the nightmare of trying to make a boot disk (for 9.1, I admit it is no prob, but 9.2...arrrggghhh, anyway, that has already been caned enough...) Cheers Anton -- Sent by the lovely Mozilla running MDK9.2 on an Athlon2000XP Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
