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WindowsXP and Linux 7.1 Dual boot
Name: Shashikanth Date: January 30, 2002 at 15:31:48 Pacific
Comment:
Hi
I have a sony vaio laptop with Windows XP Professional. I have not done any partitions. I want to install Linux 7.1 (dual boot). How do I do? Do I need to formatt the current disk to do that? Will that bring down performance?
Please help and detail me as I have never done partition.
Name: J Mastabas Date: January 30, 2002 at 17:56:49 Pacific
Reply:
You need to find a copy of Partition Magic 7 and repartition your drives (dont worry, partition magic doesnt delete the contents of your drive).
You'll need 3 partitions, from my experience, because your first partition must not be any larger than about 2 gigs, or else linux will be too far from the master block on the HD to boot. (For some reason...)
The try installing Linux and enjoy. Hope it works for you. This combo is tricky!
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Response Number 2
Name: help-ah Date: January 30, 2002 at 20:16:35 Pacific
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The problem of the 2G barrier is for the most part solved with recent versions of Linux (read recent versions of LILO).
However, you will need the two additional partitions of "/" and the swap at least. Partition Magic is the tool of choice, since Linux's Disk Druid and fdisk are problematic...
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Response Number 3
Name: mj76 Date: January 31, 2002 at 06:19:25 Pacific
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i just had to d/l partition magic and found a full working version of it ill try to find the url if you need it.
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Response Number 4
Name: Shashikanth Date: January 31, 2002 at 15:02:04 Pacific
Reply:
Could you pls give me the urs. Also do u have any document decribing the process of partitioning and installing linux 7.1 Gimme some more details pls.
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