On Mon, 3 Jun 2013 17:14:36 -0400 Harry Prevor <habsti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/3/13, Kailash Kalyani <listskail...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I tried the install a couple of days ago on my laptop. I got an > > offer to resize > > my windows partition. Can't recall getting an option to install > > inside the NTFS partition. > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but I *believe* how goodbye-microsoft works > is that it installs a very minimal debian-installer OS (just enough to > boot the installer) in a file in Windows (just like how Wubi would > install all of Ubuntu in one file, but smaller). Then, you can boot to > that file using the Windows bootloader and install the rest of the > system normally (maybe it moves the whole installer into RAM upon boot > so you can repartition the disks?). > Hi Harry, Yes, initially a file is stored on the windows partition and the boot-up menu is modified so you can get into the installer on reboot. Once you reboot you go into an installer that suggests resizing of partitions etc. Sincerely K. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130605202357.47c25004.listskail...@gmail.com
