Re: [SLE] Need opinion on installing dual boot (SuSE and w2k)
On 2003-10-09, michael norman wrote:
In my limited experience, I've found it easier to load W2k first since it wipes clean a non-Windows OS.
This is not right since it doesn't even see the Linux partition if there is a Windows partition available.
Load Linux afterwards since it is kinder to its "roomate" and tries to coexist. I would consider having two disks if you don't mind spending a bit more. A second harddisk is great for Linux; to keep the swap partition on but for double booting there's no difference at all.
I'd certainly endorse both statements, particularly about having separaete discs, because when, as you will have to in my experience reinstall Windows if they are both on one disc
What? This is just absolutely wrong!
the inevitable consequence is that it will demand the whole disc and you will lose your linux install. If you just make a Windows partition first, then W2k won't even see the Linux partition and therefore won't touch it.
Unless anybody knows how to hide linux partitions when installing windows.
Doublebooting W2k and Linux is very easy, I find W2k the simplest M$ OS to double (or multi-) boot with Linux, at least as easy as with another Linux OS. *Hiding* Linux is not needed, just make a FAT partition while making the Linux partitions and W2k will spot it and not Linux. Do not make a NTFS partition, to my experience W2k doesn't accept that as a choice. Even if W2k overwrites the MBR it's easy to boot SuSE with the boot CD-ROM and just re-install Grub. Cheers, Helgi Örn -- A Smith & Wesson beats four aces.
Unless anybody knows how to hide linux partitions when installing windows.
Doublebooting W2k and Linux is very easy, I find W2k the simplest M$ OS to double (or multi-) boot with Linux, at least as easy as with another Linux OS. *Hiding* Linux is not needed, just make a FAT partition while making the Linux partitions and W2k will spot it and not Linux. Do not make a NTFS partition, to my experience W2k doesn't accept that as a choice. Even if W2k overwrites the MBR it's easy to boot SuSE with the boot CD-ROM and just re-install Grub.
Cheers, Helgi Örn
-- A Smith & Wesson beats four aces.
I don't think that works with w98 though does it ? Mike
On 2003-10-10, michael norman wrote:
Doublebooting W2k and Linux is very easy, I find W2k the simplest M$ OS to double (or multi-) boot with Linux, at least as easy as with another Linux OS. *Hiding* Linux is not needed, just make a FAT partition while making the Linux partitions and W2k will spot it and not Linux. Do not make a NTFS partition, to my experience W2k doesn't accept that as a choice. Even if W2k overwrites the MBR it's easy to boot SuSE with the boot CD-ROM and just re-install Grub.
I don't think that works with w98 though does it ?
If you make a fat partition as the first one on the first harddisk you can install W98 either before or after Linux. HÖ
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
Works like a charm.
The BLU holds Linux installfests several times a year. Additionally, I
am teaching Linux at Northeastern University where my students just
installed SuSE 8.2 in the classrooms dual booted with Windows XP. The
only issue was the resizing of XP, which I did with Partition Magic.
The students had no problems installing Linux and configuring GRUB to
boot Windows as the primary.
So far, I have been setting up Linux for dual boot with virtually every
version of Windows from Windows 95 through Windows XP Professional.
- --
Jerry Feldman
participants (3)
-
Helgi Örn Helgason -
Jerry Feldman -
michael norman