PCLINUX & Windows Boot options

skier · Post by **skier** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:03 pm

is it possible and how can you install Linux on a hard drive with Windows 2000 already there, i believe you can make a different partition, one with windows and a separate for Linux

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:21 am

Most Distros can re-size your windows partition when installing...

Dragon_Cooler · Post by **Dragon_Cooler** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:04 am

just make sure you DEFRAG before you do. VERY VERY VERY important!!

bubba · Post by **bubba** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:16 am

back your stuff too

too many post of late of folks loosing data.

skier · Post by **skier** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:10 pm

it is a LIVECD of PCLINUXOS 2006, it takes up about half a CD, if you boot the livecd and login and stuff, can it still partition the HDD when you click "install" on the desktop?

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:16 pm

skierkid450 wrote:it is a LIVECD of PCLINUXOS 2006, it takes up about half a CD, if you boot the livecd and login and stuff, can it still partition the HDD when you click "install" on the desktop?

Just incase it doesn't, i'd try open GParted if it's installed and create the partition(s) that way. Otherwise you can use "cfdisk" -- Open a terminal screen and type "sudo cfdisk". It's usage is very like fdisk only alot more advanced.

You'll need a Root (/) directory, a swap partition and mayby a separate /home partition. A good idea is to create an additional partition in FAT32 for storage as some Linux distros have problems writing to NTFS partitions and windows by default can't see linux partitions.