dual boot fedora & winXP

EzzaB · 02-22-2005, 06:32 AM

hey, i was wondering if there is a way of dual booting windows xp and fedora.

i'm at school and everything there is microsoft, so i still need winxp! i want fedora so i can make a start with the linux platform.

thanks

bigbmxdave · 02-22-2005, 04:27 PM

im not sure about Fedora. But Mandrake asks you if you want to install LILO (Linux Loader) which is a dual boot program which asks you which OS you want to use when starting the computer. So check if the Distro of linux you have has its own Dual loader. if not try Mandrake.

macdude425 · 02-22-2005, 05:28 PM

Yah, Anaconda (Fedora installer) will let set up GRUB to dual boot Fedora and Windows. I know this because I did it yesterday :-)

TheRecluse · 02-22-2005, 06:02 PM

just make sure you install windows first, it will take over your bootloader if you do otherwise

EzzaB · 02-23-2005, 02:38 AM

yeh, i had a problem with grub, i tried it before and it simply didn't load up when i install fedora with windows.

macdude425, could you tell he how you did it in more detail?

EzzaB · 02-23-2005, 02:39 AM

oh i have a freind who has mandrake, is that better than fedora? which one should i try putting on?

bigbmxdave · 02-23-2005, 11:45 AM

Mandrake and Fedora are two of the most popular Linux Distro's, as a beginner there isnt really any reason to choose one over the other. ip dip do it tbh.

m3trj · 02-24-2005, 04:59 PM

Well as long as you've created your partitions beforehand, then you can dual boot both operating systems by installing them each on their own partition. PartitionMagic can do this non-destructively, but I think that some partition managers that come with Linux installers are destructive and will delete your Windows partition if you try to partiton the disk using them. Linux will install a bootloader as well, so that's not a problem.

TheRecluse · 02-24-2005, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EzzaB
oh i have a freind who has mandrake, is that better than fedora? which one should i try putting on?

it's all preference... this quiz seems to be pretty accurate with the distro's people like though

http://brustracja.no-ip.org/linux/ch...st.php?lang=en

02-22-2005, 06:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
EzzaB Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 17	dual boot fedora & winXP hey, i was wondering if there is a way of dual booting windows xp and fedora. i'm at school and everything there is microsoft, so i still need winxp! i want fedora so i can make a start with the linux platform. thanks

02-22-2005, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigbmxdave True Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 240	im not sure about Fedora. But Mandrake asks you if you want to install LILO (Linux Loader) which is a dual boot program which asks you which OS you want to use when starting the computer. So check if the Distro of linux you have has its own Dual loader. if not try Mandrake. __________________ Cure for Boredom

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macdude425 Member (again) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raul's Wild Kingdom...How 'bout that, huh? Posts: 4,197	Yah, Anaconda (Fedora installer) will let set up GRUB to dual boot Fedora and Windows. I know this because I did it yesterday :-) __________________ Debian Support Forums!

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TheRecluse Super Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 467	just make sure you install windows first, it will take over your bootloader if you do otherwise __________________

02-23-2005, 11:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigbmxdave True Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 240	Mandrake and Fedora are two of the most popular Linux Distro's, as a beginner there isnt really any reason to choose one over the other. ip dip do it tbh. __________________ Cure for Boredom

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EzzaB Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 17	yeh, i had a problem with grub, i tried it before and it simply didn't load up when i install fedora with windows. macdude425, could you tell he how you did it in more detail?

02-23-2005, 02:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
EzzaB Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 17	oh i have a freind who has mandrake, is that better than fedora? which one should i try putting on?

02-24-2005, 04:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
m3trj Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,577	Well as long as you've created your partitions beforehand, then you can dual boot both operating systems by installing them each on their own partition. PartitionMagic can do this non-destructively, but I think that some partition managers that come with Linux installers are destructive and will delete your Windows partition if you try to partiton the disk using them. Linux will install a bootloader as well, so that's not a problem. __________________ \'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you **** well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.\'

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