--- Roger Grosswiler <roger@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello! > > > > > > I already have windows XP home edition > installed on my pc, and I > > am trying to configure my pc to duel boot between > windows XP, > > and Fedora, but first I have to install fedora on > a seperate > > partition. should this partition be a primary > partition, or an > > extended one? also I was reading how to install > fedore for > > windows duel boot, and I got to the part where I > am told to > > insert the CD, type rescue, select language, > select skip when I > > am prompted "Will not attempt to find a Red Hat > Linux install to > > rescue, and then finally where I am prompted (I > guess by parted) > > on what partitions that I would like to > repartition. I am told > > to type one of these commands at the prompt: > parted/dev/hdx, or > > parted/dev/sdx; where "x" is the partition number > of the hard > > drive that I want to partition. Know I am aware > that in Linux > > drives hda1-3 are resurved for primary partitions, > while 4 is > > for a single extended partition, and 5 on up is > for logical > > drives located with in the extended partit! > > ion; but > > what number should I input into the "x" variable > of my commands, so that > > I will not erase windows XP, but yet at the same > time still have a fully > > functional linux operating system? > > > > > > > > > i have multi-boot also. for my installation, all i > had to make sure, that > there is enough free space for my linux and windows > is already installed > properly. when i installed, i just told ananconda to > use free space and > installed grub. that's all and my multiboot-system > is still working fine. > like this, i did not have to struggle around. but > you really have to have > a complete free partition. > > Roger > For me it was easy too. I used logical partitions. I have 4 partitions: 1 - windows 2 - fat32 for charing files between os's 3 - root and home drive 4 - swap partition If you don't need/want a partition to share files; go with the way Roger did it. -j ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
