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<DIV></DIV>>From: John McGregor <mr.mcgregor-rieW9WUcm8FFJ04o6PK0Fg@public.gmane.org>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org
<DIV></DIV>>To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4@public.gmane.org
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [TLUG]: Re: Fedora dual boot
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:04:04 -0500
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Hey there, folks.
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>It's been an issue for me for almost a couple of months, but I'm
<DIV></DIV>>>considering on installing Fedora Linux on my computer, but on a
<DIV></DIV>>>separate hard disk. My computer currently have the following
<DIV></DIV>>>configuration:
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>- Intel P4 at 1.4Ghz
<DIV></DIV>>>- Intel D850GB mainboard
<DIV></DIV>>>- 256 MB RDRAM
<DIV></DIV>>>- LG 16X DVD-ROM (equiv. to 48X CD-ROM)
<DIV></DIV>>>- A-open 48x write/12x re-write/50x read CD-writer
<DIV></DIV>>>- 120GB Western Digital Hard Drive with an 8MB cache (Master)
<DIV></DIV>>>- 30GB Quantum (Maxtor) Fireball hard drive with a 2MB cache
<DIV></DIV>>>(Slave) < both running at 7200RPMs.
<DIV></DIV>>>- Windows XP PRO with SP2 running on the first (or master) hard
<DIV></DIV>>>drive
<DIV></DIV>>>- second hard drive currently vacant
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>As I recall, I've seen many articles on installing Fedora on a
<DIV></DIV>>>separate hard drive, rather than a partition on the primary hard
<DIV></DIV>>>drive. The configuration involves (and it's painstaking and silly
<DIV></DIV>>>but effective):
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>>1) Removing your computer's cover
<DIV></DIV>>>2) Configuring the jumpers on the hard drive from the 1st hard
<DIV></DIV>>>drive from master to slave and the 2nd hard drive from slave to
<DIV></DIV>>>master
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<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>You leave your first hard drive as is and configure the second as
<DIV></DIV>>slave.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>>3) Configuring the boot loader on the 2nd hard drive on the master
<DIV></DIV>>>and it allows the user to choose which operating system to run
<DIV></DIV>>>either Fedora to XP.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>You write the bootloader to the MBR of the first hard drive. Fedora
<DIV></DIV>>uses Grub by default. when you are presenetd with the boot screen,
<DIV></DIV>>press any key and you will be presented with a menu -- then use the
<DIV></DIV>>up / down arrows to mak your choice.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>>Are there any drawbacks on having this configuration? Has anyone
<DIV></DIV>>>did this configuration before? When I install and run Fedora for
<DIV></DIV>>>the very first time, how am I supposed to view files on my other
<DIV></DIV>>>hard drive?
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>The easiest way to be able to view work form either OS would be to
<DIV></DIV>>carve out about a 15 GB partition on the first drive and format it
<DIV></DIV>>as FAT 32 which both OS's can read and write to.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>>I understand that Linux cannot write over NTFS partitions (in this
<DIV></DIV>>>case, my primary hard drive is formatted with this file system and
<DIV></DIV>>>running XP - as for XP it's quite the opposite in my opinion, but
<DIV></DIV>>>not viewable. Is there a way to view Linux partitions while running
<DIV></DIV>>>XP)
<DIV></DIV>>>
<DIV></DIV>>All your data is going to be installed in your home partition so you
<DIV></DIV>>could partition that as Fat 32, but you will lose the advantages of
<DIV></DIV>>the journalized file systems that are available with Linux.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>John
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<DIV></DIV>>
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<P>First of all, where should I place the bootloader? /dev/hda (first hard drive) or /dev/hdb (second hard drive)? Do I also need a program (like Partition Magic) that I can create a partition that allows me to share files between the two operating systems? What is the purpose of that?</P>
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