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| Thread ID: 40058 | 2003-11-26 19:48:00 | two OS on one HDD? | mark c (247) | Press F1 |
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| 194949 | 2003-11-26 21:04:00 | Thanks for that link to Ranish mark.p. Will give it a good checkout. :) | mark c (247) | ||
| 194950 | 2003-11-26 21:20:00 | I tried to install Linux while keeping my Windows partition. Linux tried to partition my drive and was successful but then it wouldnt install.(Mandrake 8). I tried again and it partitioned the leftover space on C: so that my windows partition was 1/4 the original size. Still couldnt get linux to go. Ended up doing a fdisk and format to configure dual boot. Eventually got both going before getting annoyed at linux for not being user friendly enough and removing it. I guess its just a matter of getting used to it but frankly I just didn't have the patience. |
Barnabas (4562) | ||
| 194951 | 2003-11-26 22:09:00 | > I tried to install Linux while keeping my Windows > partition. Linux tried to partition my drive and was > successful but then it wouldnt install.(Mandrake 8). > I tried again and it partitioned the leftover space > on C: so that my windows partition was 1/4 the > original size. Still couldnt get linux to go. Ended > up doing a fdisk and format to configure dual boot. > Eventually got both going before getting annoyed at > linux for not being user friendly enough and removing > it. > I guess its just a matter of getting used to it but > frankly I just didn't have the patience. Took me quite a few goes at-still learning off course. Linux does have a steep learning curve, but thats normal for anything different. It's nice to have an OS one can install on a virgin PC without paying "MS tax" :). |
mark.p (383) | ||
| 194952 | 2003-11-26 23:27:00 | Maybe Ill give it another go one day as Im all for not paying MS tax. I think that once Linux becomes a lot easier to install (i.e. put disk in and wait for install) then it will take off. Until then Im afraid Big Bad Bill will keep getting my, and a lot of other peoples, hard earned $. | Barnabas (4562) | ||
| 194953 | 2003-11-27 00:49:00 | If you put the Linux disk in (to suitable hardware) it will "just install" if you give it a computer with an empty hard disk. It will ask before it does anything fatal to what is there. If you put a Windows install disk in, it will delete any preexisting non-MS OS. Without asking. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 194954 | 2003-11-27 01:28:00 | Thank you too graham L. Interesting. Handy. | mark c (247) | ||
| 194955 | 2003-11-27 02:23:00 | please... dont use fdisk. it screwed my win 95 without any bloody warning! seriously. use the partition magic demo (http://www.powerquest.com). | Megaman (344) | ||
| 194956 | 2003-11-27 03:39:00 | The demo is non-functional - it lets you see what it can do, but it doesn't actually partition it for you. | somebody (208) | ||
| 194957 | 2003-11-27 03:50:00 | > I've seen a comp that had an OS one on each drive (and therefore two HDDs) That is the best option if you are able to do that - two hard drives with an OS on each drive . > I think that once Linux becomes a lot easier to install (i . e . put disk in and wait for install) then it will take off . I would not agree with that . Installing Linux is the easiest part . :| > use the partition magic demo . The demo is just that - a demo . It will not actually partition a hard drive, just show what it can do . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 194958 | 2003-11-27 03:54:00 | You CAN have two OS's on the one Disk (One 9x based and one NT-Based.. eg Win98 and WinXP). However things get very messy very quickly and its not a good idea. Linux can be installed by using a loopback filesystem, and basically it creates a file on your FAT32 or whatever HDD, and will use that file to hold all its own file-system. There is minor performance degration, but its not too bad if your PC's up to scratch. Best for Linux to install on native Ext2/3, or for Doze to have seperate partitions. Chill. |
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