Re: [SLE] Dual Boot Linux and XP Newbie needs help
Thanks for all your input. I really appreciate it. I do have a few questions about the last post. When I create the four new partitions how do I specify each as you indicated (ie. linux swap, /home, /, /boot)? Also ccan you clarify the part about setting up the partitions during the Linux install. If it helps I am going to be using SuSE 9.0. Thanks, Jereme -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Marshall <bmarsh@bmarsh.com> Sent: Aug 25, 2004 9:45 AM To: SLE <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] Dual Boot Linux and XP Newbie needs help On Wednesday 25 August 2004 08:35 am, Jereme Hancock wrote:
I am a complete newbie to the Linux world. I have a Dell desktop with Windows XP. I would like to set up a dual boot system. I have PartitionMagic so I can shrink the XP partition, but I am really not sure how to do it. Can someone please walk me through the steps to shrink the XP partition and set up the partition for Linux and install Linux. Thanks in advance, Jereme
1) Shrink your XP partition. You will need anywhere from 3GB to 9GB left for linux. (8 would be nice for now) 2) Create 4 new partitions: a) linux swap - 800mb should be fine b) /home - 1GB (for your personal stuff. Size as needed) c) / (root) 6 or 7GB (for a pretty full install) d) /boot - 23mb for the booting kernel (format as ext2 and write down the order of the partitions) 3) Start the SuSE install but when it comes to the initial configuration screen, go through the: a) Time section and set your timezone and also set the clock to LOCAL time b) Software - select the software you want, keeping an eye on how full your root partition becomes. c) Most important, go into the partitioning section and 'discard' the current setup. Drill down to where it says 'for experts' (you are one aren't you?) and click on that. Here, since you've already set up all of your partitions for SUSE using PM, you only need to: 1) Tell the setup where to mount each of the partitions you created (such as /dev/hda7 as /home) 2) Tell the format how to format the partition. (avoid XFS for now since there is a bug in the install kernel. reiserfs would be good but keep /boot as ext2) 3) Let'r rip! (the installation) Others may argue about setting up the partitions and doing the install this way, but this is the way I do it and it has always worked well. Any questions? -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 08/25/04 09:33 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in." -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com Free Palm OS® software and more... www.WhatWouldJesusDownload.com
On Wednesday 25 August 2004 10:01 am, Jereme Hancock wrote:
Thanks for all your input. I really appreciate it.
I do have a few questions about the last post. When I create the four new partitions how do I specify each as you indicated (ie. linux swap, /home, /, /boot)? Also ccan you clarify the part about setting up the partitions during the Linux install. If it helps I am going to be using SuSE 9.0. Thanks, Jereme
You don't have to specify to PM what each is to be used for. And they could all be formatted as ext2 at that time since they will be re-formatted in the install if you tell it to format. (and you should) And if PM allows you to put a 'label' on each partition, label them appropriately home, boot, suse90, swap I'd have to actually start an install to get you specific details, but before the install starts, there will be a screen showing you all of the configurations that the install has picked for you. (many of which are not valid such as timezone) On this screen, click on the 'partitioning' section and it will show you that it has decided to make some new partitions. (quite often not what you want). 'Discard' the suggested settings and another screen will come up with something like custom, <something else>, and 'For Experts'. Choose the 'expert mode'. A screen will come up showing you *ALL* of your partitions, including the ones used by XP. Here is where you need to know where your new partitions are. For each new partition, 1) Select it 2) Click on EDIT 3) In the lower right corner, select the proper 'mount point'. For example, your new HOME partition would be mounted at /home 4) Click on the FORMAT button. 5) Tell it to format the partition... I would use reiserfs for everything but swap (which has it's own format) and /boot Once you have done the above steps for all four partitions, finish that screen and start the install. (assuming everything else has been to your liking.) -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 08/25/04 10:32 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Errors have occurred. We won't tell you where or why. Lazy programmers.
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