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Multi-Boot WinXP, Win2k and Linux
Hi, i want to know how can I install Mandrake or SuSe Linux on my PC which dual boots between Windows XP and Windows 2000 Pro.
My harddisk configuration now is
1st 8GB, Pri (active), FAT32, WinXP
2nd 24GB, Ext, Log:8GB,4GB,6GB,6GB, all FAT32
3rd 4GB, Pri, NTFS5, Win2k
Last 4GB, unallocated
How do I create a swap partition (Pri?) and another partition (Pri or Ext?) for Linux ext2fs? Or is there a better way?
Should I use WinXP OS loader or LILO?
Appreciate if anyone can comment on this.
My harddisk configuration now is
1st 8GB, Pri (active), FAT32, WinXP
2nd 24GB, Ext, Log:8GB,4GB,6GB,6GB, all FAT32
3rd 4GB, Pri, NTFS5, Win2k
Last 4GB, unallocated
How do I create a swap partition (Pri?) and another partition (Pri or Ext?) for Linux ext2fs? Or is there a better way?
Should I use WinXP OS loader or LILO?
Appreciate if anyone can comment on this.
With such a partitioning scheme, I'd boot to the Linux CD, and partition/install to the 4G of free space and simply create a boot floppy to get there for the time being. That should leave the XP, W2K, and other partitions to boot as they are. Then, boot into Linux and create a grub floppy (grub-floppy /dev/fd0)and experiment with booting to the other partitions until you get each one to boot correctly. Make note of how to successfully boot each OS and add them to the grub.conf file that you'll eventually use to multi-boot.
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You just prepare unpartition space for mandrake and then during the installation it is a fool-proof process to partition it.
You just prepare unpartition space for mandrake and then during the installation it is a fool-proof process to partition it.
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