----- Original Message ----- From: "Irving, Dave" <Dave.Irving@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 2:32 PM Subject: RE: Fedora core 3 / XP dual boot > Hi Dave, > Start with defragmenting your xp-drive so you have enough free space toghether on > your drive and everything can happen non-destructive. Ok... That's in progress now.... > I would resize the xp-drive pre-install with qtparted on the system rescue cd > (http://www.sysresccd.org/), because fedora cant't do this on its own (or not that I > know). This gives you the free space for fedora. Just checked that site and it's a linux tool right? So do I just burn it on to CD and boot my XP box from it? > After that start the fedora install, which will allow you to do futher partioning > of your fedora installation. What further partitioning do I need to do? (Sorry - I've never dual booted a box before - so Im not sure what partitions I'd actually need...) > Ciao > Bart I appreciate the help Bart! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Hi, I am sorry, i am bit confused on what you want to do. but if you want to make a dual boot system, (XP and FC3) i can explain my experience which i succeeded many times in diferrent hardware configurations. 1. First make sure what are the capacities you are going to allocate for each partition. back up necessary data. 2. Change your first boot device as CD-ROM in BIOS, Put XP CD in the CD-ROM and Reboot the system. 3. Boot from XP CD (You (should) install M$ first to reduce other burderns) it will walk you to text based pharse in the installtion in XP. 4. Then, In the this pharse, you have a good chance to delete non-destructive partitions and make partitions in the Hard Drive. 5. Delete all partitions in the Hard Drive (if you are sure no important Data in it). 6. Just after that, make the necessary patition for XP side...... go on installing XP in that partition and leave the other part as raw space. 7. Once you have finished XP installation, Insert FC3 CD #1 in CD-ROM and reboot. 8. This will walk you through installing FC3 in your box, but in the pharse of gathering information for installation, remember to choose the option "Leave all the existing patitions and use unpartitioned space (text may be varied) " for FC side. 9. this way it will finish FC installation too. then, 10. at next reboot in grub, choose "other" for going to M$ XP or leave a few seconds to start FC automatically. This is what i succeeded method, YMMV, Cheers! Mohan
