Judah, I just read a recommendation in a RedHat 7.3 book that you should install Xp first when dual booting with Linux. Also, with FAT32 I believe that you will loose the file system security features. Warning! I'm a newbie.
Russ M On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, J. Milgram wrote: > On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, David Zakar wrote: > > > If you're going to repartition the hard drive, this can be pretty easy. > > I generally use two drives, but the theory is the same, I should think. > > > > Use Linux fdisk to do the repartition. Make a hundred megs or so > > of /boot at the start of the disk. The next partition should be Windows > > (use FAT32). After that, make the rest of your Linux partitions > > (/, /home, and swap are my usual choices). > > > > Next, install WindowsXP. It _should_ give you a choice of where to > > install it. Pick your FAT32 partition. Continue onwards. > > Roger that. Anything I'll be missing out on by using FAT32 vs NTFS? > > > Then, install Linux. If you can help it, _don't use LILO_. GRUB is, > > overall, the superior bootloader, since it doesn't have the inane 1024 > > cylinders limitation, and you can modify grub.conf without reinstalling > > the entire bootloader. I don't know about you, but rewriting my MBR > > every time I want to try a new kernel makes me nervous... > > Again, I might be missing something, but LILO hasn't had the 1024 cyl > limitation for a while, (I don't think), and you can install to the > something-record of your root partition (I think). I have nothing against > GRUB, though. > > thanks > Judah > Sincerely, Russ Main
