On 2009/10/02 17:38 (GMT+0200) jdd composed:
Felix Miata a écrit :
Windows is little different from Linux in that its boot files can live on a partition separate from OS files. A (small) C: primary to Windows directly corresponds to a (small) /boot on a primary in Linux.
well, one can always trick things, but I don't think you can install windows with it's official support on a logical (I didn't try all, though)
You think wrong. Even Win98 could be "installed" on a logical, without any real "tricks". The closest thing to a "trick" is completing all partitioning prior to installing any OS, which immensely facilitates the process but isn't necessary.
anyway depends of version. I could run windows98 on strange partitions given the files where copied with Linux, still not "standard"
That Windows is usually installed to a single C: primary partition in a sense makes that configuration standard, but nevertheless "installing" to a logical has been supported by the Windows installer for well in excess of 10 years' worth of Windows version releases. Here are relatively simple examples of how similar Windows can be to Linux: sda1: 50M C: 06h primary (Windows' boot files live here) sda5: 20G D: 07h logical (Windows and Program Files are "installed" here) sda6: 96G E: 07h logical (My Documents is relocated here) sda1: 50M 83h primary /boot sda5: 511M 82h logical swapper sda6: 19.5G 83h logical EXT3 / sda7: 96G 83h logical /home Between the two schemes above, both are fully supported. The only other difference of consequence (ignoring the partition/format types) is the separate space allocated in the latter for swap. Windows can be configured to use a separate partition for swap, just as Linux can be configured not to. Both have operating system and applications on a separate partition from files required to boot. If that's too complicated, how about this? sda1: 50M (either Windows C: or Linux /boot; only boot files for either) sda5: 116G (either Windows D:, for system, applications and data; or Linux /) Either way is supported and will work. The only partitioning difference is in labeling, which, except for the type bytes, is external to the partition table itself. -- " A patriot without religion . . . is as great a paradox, as an honest man without the fear of God. . . . 2nd U.S. President, John Adams Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org