supposedly you can run both windows and slackware on the same fat32 partition, a little off topic, but makes better use of hard drive space, especially if you set them up to use the same swap file (the latter i know is possible). On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:28:56 -0600, Paul <subsolar@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 2005-03-13 at 19:17 -0800, T Raymond wrote: > > Hi, > > You do have to use a partitioning software to dual boot. In my class and > > textbook, they say to do that first. HTH. > > --Teresa > > I've done it both ways ... setting up the partitions first then > installing and installing windows first and telling it to use just X MB > of disk space and then installing Linux later and letting it take the > rest of the disk. > > The only downside with the latter is that the /boot partition will > almost certainly be after the 1024 cylinder boundary that old BIOSes > have trouble with. If your dealing with a newer system it should not > matter. > > The former lets you optimize your partitions better, especially if your > running Linux most the time. This lets you setup the Linux partitions > in the first part of the drive and Windows in the slower last 2/3rd of > the drive. > > > > > > Richard E Miles wrote: > > > > >On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:38:17 -0000 > > >"Irving, Dave" <Dave.Irving@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi All, > > >> > > >>I went out yesterday and bought myself a new laptop (HP Pavilion > > >>ze2000), which came with XP installed. > > >>So, first thing to do: get Fedora 3 on it of course! > > >>I'd really like to dual boot it - and after reading the red-hat docs, Im > > >>still not totally sure what to do.... > > >>My hard drive is not currently partitioned. > > >>Do I need to partition it pre install, or will it be possible to > > >>partition during install? (if so, will I be given the option as to how > > >>much free room to leave on the XP partition, and is the partitioning > > >>non-destructive?). > > >> > > >>Would be really grateful for any advice.... > > >> > > >>Thanks, > > >> > > >>Dave > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >I believe you have to set up some space on the disk beforehand so that > > >fedora has room to install. I havn't done this myself as I don't dual > > >boot. > > > > > > > > > > > >>-- > > >>fedora-list mailing list > > >>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > >>To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
