Re: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-29 Thread Rhodri
--- Eduard Bloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > #include > * Charles Thomas Harris [Sun, Oct 27 2002, > 01:28:24PM]: > > like to dual boot the machine with debian. The > linux boxes I > > maintain are devoted to linux, so I'm not too > familiar with dual > > booting. Where can I find the necessar

Re: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-29 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * Charles Thomas Harris [Sun, Oct 27 2002, 01:28:24PM]: > like to dual boot the machine with debian. The linux boxes I > maintain are devoted to linux, so I'm not too familiar with dual > booting. Where can I find the necessary documentation for this task? > > I appreciate any help you

Re: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-28 Thread jerry k
Matt wrote: > I have done this on several machines. > > By far the easiest is to erase everything from the machine and start from > scratch. > > Then, install w2k. Do not use the whole drive though, but how big a > partition to make, will be dependant on how big your drive is and what you > will b

RE: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread Joyce, Matthew
broadfoot [mailto:ibroadfo@;cis.strath.ac.uk] Sent: Monday, 28 October 2002 12:10 PM To: Joyce, Matthew Cc: 'Greg C. Madden'; debian-user Subject: Re: dual-booting with debian > On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 14:24, Joyce, Matthew wrote: > >>I have done this on several machines. >> >&

Re: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread Shawn Lamson
--- Charles Thomas Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently use redhat linux, but I am interested in trying debian > linux. > I am a graduate student and have recently purchased a laptop with > Windows 2000, which I need for research applications. However, I > would > like to dual boot the

Re: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread iain d broadfoot
On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 14:24, Joyce, Matthew wrote: I have done this on several machines. By far the easiest is to erase everything from the machine and start from scratch. This is a good aproach except when all you have is a recovery disk. I don't kow how many..but.. all the laptops I looked

RE: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread Joyce, Matthew
Sent: Monday, 28 October 2002 11:01 AM To: debian-user Subject: RE: dual-booting with debian On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 14:24, Joyce, Matthew wrote: > I have done this on several machines. > > By far the easiest is to erase everything from the machine and start > from scratch. This is a go

RE: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread Greg C. Madden
On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 14:24, Joyce, Matthew wrote: > I have done this on several machines. > > By far the easiest is to erase everything from the machine and start from > scratch. This is a good aproach except when all you have is a recovery disk. I don't kow how many..but.. all the laptops I loo

RE: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread Joyce, Matthew
boots, you can choose which to boot from. Matt -Original Message- From: Charles Thomas Harris [mailto:harrisct@;MIT.EDU] Sent: Monday, 28 October 2002 5:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: dual-booting with debian I currently use redhat linux, but I am interested in trying debian lin

Re: dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread Alan Chandler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 27 October 2002 6:28 pm, Charles Thomas Harris wrote: > I currently use redhat linux, but I am interested in trying debian linux. > I am a graduate student and have recently purchased a laptop with > Windows 2000, which I need for research ap

dual-booting with debian

2002-10-27 Thread Charles Thomas Harris
I currently use redhat linux, but I am interested in trying debian linux. I am a graduate student and have recently purchased a laptop with Windows 2000, which I need for research applications. However, I would like to dual boot the machine with debian. The linux boxes I maintain are devoted to l