On 2011/04/09 14:08 (GMT+0200) Wolfgang Mueller composed:
Yesterday I bought a new laptop and installed 11.4.
As it is long ago when I installed OpenSuse last time, I followed the suggestion to create only three Linux partitions:
Win7 167 GB (shrinked by the Installation CD)
WinVista & Win7 have their own resizer built in. Many find fewer opportunities for unwanted surprises using it instead of non-native resizers.
Swap 2 GB / 20 GB /home 260 GB (the remainder)
I guess you always know ahead of time that at upgrade time the new version will be satisfactory, so you can blow away the old one without trying the new one first, or using the old one to repair a mistake in the new one, or vice versa. Not me. I almost never partition for less than two / partitions except on a very small HD system. It's way easier for me to do repairs from another installed system than hunt around for or run from a live CD or DVD. If I don't like the "upgrade", I simply don't use it, no reversion necessary. Note too that on most HDs, the fastest part of the disk is the front, so you're giving Win7 a speed advantage leaving all of it at the front. You could start all over, giving Win7 a small boot partition at the front, and installing its OS someplace slower, and/or dividing it into separate OS and home partitions, so as not to have to lose your win data when Windows needs re-installing. cf. http://fm.no-ip.com/PC/install-doz-after.html -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org