> Bjarki Bjorgulfsson wrote: > >> Thanks for the reply Forrest, >> >> I feel much more confident about doing this now, see additional comments >> below: >> >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Bjarki Bjorgulfsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I will be installing RedHat and Win XP on the same hard drive >>>> on a laptop. I >>>> was wondering if you could give me some good advice before I start. >>>> >>>> Here is what I'm going to do: >>>> >>>> 1. Partition drive (Probably with Fdisk or with the XP >>>> installation disk) >>>> >>> Make sure that you leave the space free (unpartitioned). >>> >> >> Why does it need to be unpartitioned? Is it better to use Disk Druid to >> format and partition the rest of the drive then to do it with fdisk? > > > Are you referring to DOS fdisk, or Linux fdisk--these are two different > things? I usually just install Windows, forcing it to use less than the > full disk, and leave the rest unpartitioned. That way I don't format it > twice.
Actually I was referring to DOS fdisk since I'm terrified of Linux fdisk....but I think I will take your advice and leave things unpartitioned. Thanks for the help. - Bjarki >>>> 2. Install XP on first partition >>>> 3. Install Linux on second partition with the following partitions: >>>> swap 512 >>>> var 512Mb >>>> home 1G >>>> usr the space that's left. >>>> >>> You also need a root (/) partition. It doesn't need to be very large >>> (256-512MB should be plenty). >>> >> >> Yes of course, I forgot to mention that. >> >> My best, >> - Bjarki B > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
