On Tue, 03 Sep 2002 07:42:08 -0400
Linux Leo
Is it OK if I install windows first and then install Suse and let Yast do the partitioning for me? If yes, then how can I change the total partition size at that time e.g. I want to change YAST's choice of partition to 10GB from whatever it chooses.
Well if you want to install windows first, it will take /dev/hda1 for itself. In that case, make sure your laptop's bios can boot from big hardrives. If you still want to make a small /dev/hda1 at the front for /boot, what you can do is boot your laptop from the rescue cd or floppy. Run "fdisk /dev/hda" and make a small /dev/hda1 for yourself, and mark it type Linux. You can then install windows, and when it asks how much disk to use for "C", set it to what you want, then later when you install Linux, you will have the rest of the disk to use. Or you can do all the partitioning first with linux, from the rescue cd. Make all the partitions like I described in the previous post, except after making /dev/hda2 for windows, change it's type to fat32, and set it as active, then when you install Windows, it will use that as the "C" drive. If your harddrive is empty, it would be a good time to "play around with fdisk". Make partitions, reboot, wipe out partitions, change partition types, etc. You won't do any harm to a empty disk. This way you will see what fdisk does, and gain some familiarity with it. -- use Perl; #powerful programmable prestidigitation