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Michael Dwyer wrote:
> 
> walter@lamar.colostate.edu wrote:
> : I'm looking for some disk partitioning advice.  Due to some hardware
> : failures and subsequent "merging" of machines I want to setup Linux
> : (Redhat 5.2) and Windows '98 on a dual-boot system.  I've got a 6.4 GB
> : hard disk to do this on.  What I would like is some advice on setting up
> : initial partitions and such.  Things like what utility to setup the dual
> : (or is it duel ;) boot system, which OS do I have to install first (or
> : does it matter), etc.  If you have any advice please fire away.
> 
> I would install Win first.  Windows doesn't play well with others, but
> Linux will play well with Windows. 

DEFINITELY install Windows first. I have tried it both ways. When I
started with Linux and added Windows, all hell broke lose. Win wanted to
reformat my entire HD before it would install. Even after I left it a
nice 3 Gb partition, Win wanted it all. 

After you install Windose, Linux is happy to have whatever is left. I am
using 2Gb for the Win partition (FAT16), which linux will recognize the
way Windose sets it up. Then on the remaining I have 640Mb for swap and
the rest of my 8Gb for Linux.

For booting, you can use Lilo off of the hard disk, but windows gets
picky about that especially if you have more than a 6Gb HD. I use a
floppy to boot Linux, which is a little slower, but at least Windows
can't overwrite Lilo that way. When I want to boot windows, I boot
without the floppy and windose is happy.

Now if I can just get Wine to run all of my Windose programs, or else
GNU writes a bunch more, I will join the Light side completely.  :)

Xylen
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