Patrick Beart wrote: > At 3:31 PM -0500 10/3/02, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote: > >> Matt Rowley wrote: >> >>>> I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the >>>> Windows directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux >>>> (RH7.2) installation, is this possible? >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes, but you'll clobber the MBR. Have a linux boot disk on hand to >>> reinstall lilo/grub when you're done with Windows. >>> It's always best to install the dumbest OS first. >>> >>> >> >> Actually, I already have a boot disk because the BIOS doesn't >> recognize the HDD as it is LARGE and in CHARGE (100GB). I know I >> should have installed Windows first, but it wouldn't boot from the >> WinME cd-rom I have, so I figured I could install it from within Linux >> (and ontop of the ext3 filesystem, somehow, as I have my entire drive >> partitioned as ext3 (with 1GB set aside for SWAP). > > > > It's axiomatic to install Windows, first, and then Linux. I've never > heard of it working any other way. One solution is to use VMware and run > Linux as a virtual machine - or the other way around, would be even > better (Windows as a VM). > > 1 GB for Swap is WAY too much!. The old rule of thumb used to be > twice your physical RAM. However, if you have more than 500 MB of RAM, > you can all but forget about swap. I'd give it matching RAM, but no > more. (i.e. if your physical RAM is 512 MB, then make swap 512 MB). > > Just my $0.02. > > > > > Patrick Beart
Well, I gave it that much SWAP because I'm running 128MB of RAM with a 300MHz PII w/MMX and I'm the definition of power user. Also, I figure since I eventually plan on having 2GB of RAM someday...*drools* As I stated in a earlier post, I'm gonna try Win4Lin, if that don't work, I'll check out VMWare, but to be honest, the reason I'm running Linux is 'cause I don't have ANY money (no job). Of course if anyone wants to contribute the Help Me Become Rich fund, I can send you my addresss where you can send the money order (no personal checks please). ;-) -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
