Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote:
> I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the Windows
> directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux (RH7.2)
> installation, is this possible?
yes, it is posible, but you have to use grub for your boot loader.
1. use parted to resize your li
Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>
> On 3 Oct 2002, Gordon Messmer wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 14:24, Patrick Beart wrote:
> > > It's axiomatic to install Windows, first, and then Linux.
> > > I've never heard of it working any other way.
I installed Linux first, but at the same time, create
On 3 Oct 2002, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 14:24, Patrick Beart wrote:
> > It's axiomatic to install Windows, first, and then Linux.
> > I've never heard of it working any other way.
>
> It works. You just need to have a boot disk (or other magic) to boot
> Linux again afte
On Thu, 03 Oct 2002 15:31:25 -0500
Joseph A Nagy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Matt Rowley wrote:
> >>I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the
> >Windows >directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux
> >(RH7.2) >installation, is this possible?
> >
> >
> > Yes,
t; Joseph A Nagy Jr
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On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 14:24, Patrick Beart wrote:
> It's axiomatic to
On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 14:24, Patrick Beart wrote:
> It's axiomatic to install Windows, first, and then Linux.
> I've never heard of it working any other way.
It works. You just need to have a boot disk (or other magic) to boot
Linux again after Windows re-writes the boot record. Once bac
On Thursday 03 October 2002 17:24, Patrick Beart said:
> 1 GB for Swap is WAY too much!
The way you say that you make it sound as if there's a detrimental effect of
having that much swap available. Is there? Or is your complaint (not
implying that it isn't valid) that it's a waste of disk spa
> 1 GB for Swap is WAY too much!. The old rule of thumb used to be
> twice your physical RAM. However, if you have more than 500 MB of RAM,
> you can all but forget about swap. I'd give it matching RAM, but no more.
> (i.e. if your physical RAM is 512 MB, then make swap 512 MB).
Hmmm.
> It's axiomatic to install Windows, first, and then Linux.
Yup, that's the way I'd do it.
> I've never heard of it working any other way.
It can work. It's just sloppy.
> 1 GB for Swap is WAY too much!. The old rule of thumb used to
> be twice your physical RAM. However, if yo
On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 14:04, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote:
>
> >Fdisk a new Fat32 partition on the
> > drive with whatever remaining space you have. Not sure how pissed off
> > fdisk will be about the ext3 partitions already on the drive. Give it a
> > whirl. Or, buy Partition Magic, it supports Lin
Patrick Beart wrote:
> At 3:31 PM -0500 10/3/02, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote:
>
>> Matt Rowley wrote:
>>
I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the
Windows directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux
(RH7.2) installation, is this possible?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> Thats a possibility, but I figured 'cause Windows gets it's info from
> the BIOS, it wouldn't recognize the HDD either.
Look into upgrading your BIOS (aka flashing). Find out the manufacturer
of your motherboard and see if they have updated BIOSes that can see
100GB. The last BIOS boundary w
At 3:31 PM -0500 10/3/02, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote:
>Matt Rowley wrote:
>>>I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the
>>>Windows directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux
>>>(RH7.2) installation, is this possible?
>>
>>
>>Yes, but you'll clobber the MBR. Have a l
Matt Rowley wrote:
>>Actually, I already have a boot disk because the BIOS doesn't recognize
>>the HDD as it is LARGE and in CHARGE (100GB). I know I should have
>>installed Windows first, but it wouldn't boot from the WinME cd-rom I
>>have, so I figured I could install it from within Linux (an
> Actually, I already have a boot disk because the BIOS doesn't recognize
> the HDD as it is LARGE and in CHARGE (100GB). I know I should have
> installed Windows first, but it wouldn't boot from the WinME cd-rom I
> have, so I figured I could install it from within Linux (and ontop of
> the e
both OSs to the startup menu. Your done!
Chris
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I'm looking to install wi
On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 15:31, Joseph A Nagy Jr wrote:
> Matt Rowley wrote:
> >>I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the Windows
> >>directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux (RH7.2)
> >>installation, is this possible?
> >
> >
> > Yes, but you'll clobber the M
Matt Rowley wrote:
>>I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the Windows
>>directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux (RH7.2)
>>installation, is this possible?
>
>
> Yes, but you'll clobber the MBR. Have a linux boot disk on hand to
> reinstall lilo/grub when y
> I'm looking to install windows (although I just really need the Windows
> directory from Win95/98/ME) ontop of an existing Linux (RH7.2)
> installation, is this possible?
Yes, but you'll clobber the MBR. Have a linux boot disk on hand to
reinstall lilo/grub when you're done with Windows.
It'
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