[ILUG] Re: Dual boot W2K + RH7.1

[jac1]

You won't, ya langer. Everything is fine. Install Linux, just don't put it
on the wrong partition!

James


>===== Original Message From "David Crozier" <davidcrozier at hotmail.com> =====
>Right.  Now I have resized the Partition to 16GB for W2K with the remaining
>4GB unallocated at the moment using Partition Magic 6 with now errors.
>Machine has rebooted fine and sees all 16GB of C:.  PM6 also sees the
>remaining 4 GB unallocated.  No sign of the error being thrown up due to
>NTFS.  When shall I expect to see this?  Possibly when I now try to install
>RH7.1 perhaps?
>
>David Crozier
>www.davidcrozier.co.uk
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "RYAN, SHANE(DUBLIN)" <RYANSH at educ.irlgov.ie>
>To: "David Crozier" <davidcrozier at hotmail.com>
>Cc: "Irish Linux User Group" <ilug at linux.ie>
>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 2:54 PM
>Subject: RE: [ILUG] Re: Dual boot W2K + RH7.1
>
>
>hi,
>
>Lilo installs itself to the mbr which is
>independent of where you install linux.
>it can be on a different section of hdd
>or even on a seperate one.
>
>the only problem you would have there
>is the ntfs which was already pointed out.
>
>hth,
>shane
> ----------
>From: David Crozier
>To: ilug at linux.ie
>Subject: [ILUG] Re: Dual boot W2K + RH7.1
>Date: 23 August 2001 14:21
>
>I have a 20GB HDD.  Would it be possible for me to simply resize the W2K
>partition to say 16GB and install RH7.1 on the rest or would I have to
>create space closer to the start of the disk?
>
>Dave
>
>Hi
>
>I've done that before - just confirming that it should work:
>
>I started with a blank drive, created the partitions,
>Installed 2K first and then RH7.0, installing LILO
>on the MBR.
>
>B.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: jac1 [mailto:jac1 at student.cs.ucc.ie]
>Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 1:33 PM
>To: ilug at linux.ie
>Subject: RE: [ILUG] Dual boot W2K + RH7.1
>
>
>I tried doing it and failed. My problem was that the win2k partition
>took up
>the whole drive and Partition Magic 6 has a bug that prevents win2k NTFS
>partitions being resized or moved. If you have space on your drive for
>Linux's
>partitions i don't see why it should be any different from dual booting
>other OS'es. I think it would be best if win2K was installed first and
>then
>use LILO on the MBR during RH7.1 installation.
>
>James
>
>>===== Original Message From "David Crozier" <davidcrozier at hotmail.com>
>=====
>>Hi,
>>
>>Has anyone successfully setup a dual boot machine with W2K and RH7.1
>without
>>having to use a boot disk to boot RH.  If so how did you do it or do
>you
>>have any links to the HowdoI site?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>
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