Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-13 Thread John Myers
On Monday 07 February 2005 13:18, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:15:05 + > Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:44:58 -0700, Collins Richey wrote: > > > > > YMMV, I tried that, but WinXP still left an unmoveable file in the > > > middle of the disk

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-13 Thread Martin Scharrer
On Monday 07 February 2005 17:44, Collins Richey wrote: > YMMV, I tried that, but WinXP still left an unmoveable file in the > middle of the disk even after turning off virtual memory. I'm not a > windows expert, so I don't have a clue what the file was. So, I was > left with the convenience of get

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Rout
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:15:05 + Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:44:58 -0700, Collins Richey wrote: > > > YMMV, I tried that, but WinXP still left an unmoveable file in the > > middle of the disk even after turning off virtual memory. I'm not a > > windows exper

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-07 Thread Collins Richey
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:15:05 +, Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:44:58 -0700, Collins Richey wrote: > > > YMMV, I tried that, but WinXP still left an unmoveable file in the > > middle of the disk even after turning off virtual memory. I'm not a > > windows expert

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-07 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:44:58 -0700, Collins Richey wrote: > YMMV, I tried that, but WinXP still left an unmoveable file in the > middle of the disk even after turning off virtual memory. I'm not a > windows expert, so I don't have a clue what the file was. So, I was > left with the convenience of g

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-07 Thread Phil Sexton
On Mon, 2005-02-07 at 12:51, Nick Smith wrote: > you need one of those 'live windows cd's' or i think M$ calls it the > pre-installation environment cd, a mini windows run totally from cd just > like the linux kinds, will let you move anything around on the disk and > even delete files (system vol

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Smith
> YMMV, I tried that, but WinXP still left an unmoveable file in the > middle of the disk even after turning off virtual memory. I'm not a > windows expert, so I don't have a clue what the file was. So, I was > left with the convenience of getting half the space freed quickly and > the inconvenienc

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-07 Thread Collins Richey
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:13:20 +0100, Mariusz PÄkala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2005-02-06 20:19:58 + (Sun, Feb), Martin Scharrer wrote: > > On Sunday 06 February 2005 17:53, Collins Richey wrote: > > > > > [...] WinXP in its great > > > wisdom (NOT) puts the Windows Swap file right in the mi

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-07 Thread Mariusz Pękala
On 2005-02-06 20:19:58 + (Sun, Feb), Martin Scharrer wrote: > On Sunday 06 February 2005 17:53, Collins Richey wrote: > > > [...] WinXP in its great > > wisdom (NOT) puts the Windows Swap file right in the middle of the > > partition, and that file is marked as unmovable, so with all the tools

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Phil Sexton
On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 13:28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Since I only use windows to play diablo II expansion, I am unwilling > to give it half my disk. :-) > > When I get a new machine, I wipe the disk and format it to my liking > and use the windows restore disk to reinstall windows on one of m

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Martin Scharrer
On Sunday 06 February 2005 17:53, Collins Richey wrote: > [...] WinXP in its great > wisdom (NOT) puts the Windows Swap file right in the middle of the > partition, and that file is marked as unmovable, so with all the tools > I'm aware of, you will only be able to get half of the space (starting

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread gottlieb
At Sun, 06 Feb 2005 10:53:38 -0700 Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's some basic information: > > 1. If you bought a computer with WinXP installed, most likely (99.99%) > the disk was formatted as a single NTFS partition. In order to put > linux on the box, you need to free up some

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Collins Richey
drik Lundgren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:13 PM > > Subject: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard > > disk on the same computer" > > > > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Heinz Sporn
ows XP is mounted (always > /dev/hda6 or ...)? > > Fredrik > > - Original Message - > From: "Fredrik Lundgren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:13 PM > Subject: [gentoo-user] "Ge

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Benjamin Sobotta
now where Windows XP is mounted (always /dev/hda6 or ...)? Fredrik - Original Message - From: "Fredrik Lundgren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:13 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the sam

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Fredrik Lundgren
From: "Fredrik Lundgren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 3:13 PM Subject: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer" Hello, I'm using Win XP and would like to install Gentoo on t

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Benjamin Sobotta
Hi! You can find it here http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10 HTH Ben Fredrik Lundgren wrote: Hello, I'm using Win XP and would like to install Gentoo on the same computer, so I can choose between Gento Linux or Win XP when the computer is started. I haven't found o

Re: [gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread James Rushton
Fredrik Lundgren wrote: Hello, I'm using Win XP and would like to install Gentoo on the same computer, so I can choose between Gento Linux or Win XP when the computer is started. I haven't found out how to do this in the "handbook". Have I missed som information or could you point me to the instru

[gentoo-user] "Gentoo Linux and Windows XP on the same hard disk on the same computer"

2005-02-06 Thread Fredrik Lundgren
Hello, I'm using Win XP and would like to install Gentoo on the same computer, so I can choose between Gento Linux or Win XP when the computer is started. I haven't found out how to do this in the "handbook". Have I missed som information or could you point me to the instructions to achieve this b