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| 543552 | 2007-04-23 09:59:00 | I would like to try Linux but to set it up in its own partition on a HDD. However, I went down this track once before, disasteriously. I was warned that the setup would delete everything on the HDD and sure enough it did. My question is, how do I add Linux to its own partition without interfering with the other operating sytems that I might have on the HDD? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 543553 | 2007-04-23 10:24:00 | If Linux deleted everything on the hard drive and warned you about this, you must of selected the entire hard drive for it to install on. There are a couple of ways to avoid that mistake again. The easiest way is to get another hard drive and install it into a removable drive caddy: Example (www.dse.co.nz). You will need a spare second caddy tray as well for the Windows hard drive. By installing your Windows and Linux hard drives into these caddies, you will be physically swapping one to boot the other. Neither can overwrite or damage the other operating system. The other way is to partition the drive first and leave it unformatted. When installing Linux allow it to use the free unallocated space. Make sure you double check all the prompts to ensure you have selected the correct parition. As with all things, there will always be a risk that good things go bad so do make sure you have anything important backed up first. :) What distro are you planning to install? |
Jen (38) | ||
| 543554 | 2007-04-23 11:21:00 | *Chilling_Silence votes for un-partitioned space. Better safe than sorry, do a backup ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 543555 | 2007-04-23 16:38:00 | I've used Linux both on a seperate HDD to XP and in a seperate partition on the XP HDD, both worked fine for me. Used partition magic to make the partition before installing Linux. | Faded_Mantis (79) | ||
| 543556 | 2007-04-23 19:32:00 | I've used Linux both on a seperate HDD to XP and in a seperate partition on the XP HDD, both worked fine for me. Used partition magic to make the partition before installing Linux.Note: Partition Magic can have some issues I have discovered, where resizing will actually give a horrible error which in the end means you have to wipe the drive completely (or use another app to recover) Always backup before installing another OS, or playing with partitioning If you can find an old 5 or 10 gig drive and have the space to mount it, connect that, and install Linux to that drive Besides; after 5 or so installs you soon figure out exactly what the installers require and how they work :p |
Myth (110) | ||
| 543557 | 2007-04-23 19:36:00 | there is another way download vmpalyer (free) go download a premade linux virtual machine, (fordora 6, I downloaded) links are on the vm site The only disadvantage with this method the virtual machine may need some configuring in my case I had to fiddle with the screen settings and dhcp settings. But I also have dual boot laptop xp and redhat 9 on same disk different partitions. Proberly the safest way woul be to contact your Local lug (linux user group) and see if they have an install fest planned or in very least advise you on this proposed install. Both chills and jens methods will work the main thing is before trying any of this is BACKUP |
beama (111) | ||
| 543558 | 2007-04-23 20:11:00 | there is another way download vmpalyer (free) go download a premade linux virtual machine, (fordora 6, I downloaded) links are on the vm site The only disadvantage with this method the virtual machine may need some configuring in my case I had to fiddle with the screen settings and dhcp settings. But I also have dual boot laptop xp and redhat 9 on same disk different partitions. Proberly the safest way woul be to contact your Local lug (linux user group) and see if they have an install fest planned or in very least advise you on this proposed install. Both chills and jens methods will work the main thing is before trying any of this is BACKUPVMPlayer :D And yes, this is another option and probably the easiest |
Myth (110) | ||
| 543559 | 2007-04-23 20:47:00 | Speaking of Virtual Images, Ive had some fun recently with Virtual PC... broke it very well :D Yeah a lot of linux distros are pretty happy to run under VMWare or whatever its called these days, but not so much Virtual PC. Im sure if you told us your rough general area (Southern Hemisphere is too broad, 'Auckland, North Shore' is good), somebody here from your area might be able to assist with doing the install in-person if you're really worried about your data? |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 543560 | 2007-04-23 23:49:00 | What version of linux is it? I know a few versions I have tried give the option of manually setting up the HD. You just have to look for it during setup. Or it might have the option to allow setup on unused disc space. | procosm (6108) | ||
| 543561 | 2007-04-23 23:52:00 | What version of linux is it? I know a few versions I have tried give the option of manually setting up the HD. You just have to look for it during setup. Or it might have the option to allow setup on unused disc space. Sorry I din not see all the other replies so this may already have been covered. |
procosm (6108) | ||
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