[Ham-Computers] Puppy Linux Question

[Dale Miller]

Just don't use fdisk with dos for partitioning to resize the disk.
Most linux distros have a partitioning utility in there install disk, 
use that.
Also you can use the partitioning utility that comes with XOSL, which is 
a boot manager for booting multiple OS's on one or many drives.
Of course some Linux distros will do a decent job of managing duel 
booting just itself and windows.
Just be sure that you do as was said and Defrag and then run scan disk 
at least TWICE before you resize the partition that windows is using.
And also make on fat32 partition for a data partition to share between 
windows and Linux, cause NTFS is not perfected on Linux yet.



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jeff wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-08-06 at 23:03 -0400, paulahkolik at aol.com wrote:
>   
>> 1. Is there a way to install puppy "post-xp/dual-boot" so I don't lose 
>> use of programs I have that run solely on Windows?
>>     
>
> I've had great success with Knoppix.  It comes as a live cd, but you can
> install it if you like.  It has supplanted The Redmond Menace, which I
> just keep for legacy apps.  Also tried live Ubuntu, which works fine
> too.
>
> If puppy is anything like the others, it probably already has an install
> routine on it.  Do they have a website or forums?
>
>
> As for dual-boot installation, there are open source (read:free) tools
> that will allow you to do this.  The basic idea here (this is no
> substitute for instructions) is to make sure you have enough space on
> your current hd to make this feasable.  How much is enough?  I have no
> idea, given I don't know that distro or your requirements.
>
> You want to DEFRAG the HELL out of your hd.  And do it again.  Clean up
> the drive and make sure it's all together on one side of the disk.
>
> If you don't have a hd partition utility, there are lots.  You'll want
> to split the disk, making sure there's enough space for the Win side.
> After that, you'll want to make a small partition for SWAP, unless the
> installation routine does it for you.  The remainder will be for linux.
>
> You also have the OPTION of making a data partition that both OSes can
> access (linux isn't fond of NTFS but can do some things).
>
> All that's left, again assuming it's not covered by the install routine,
> is to make the system dual-boot.  Many OS tools exist for this also.
> Google is your friend.
>
> Another option is to install a 2nd hard drive, which only leaves making
> the system dual-boot.  HDs are cheap these days, or you can use almost
> anything you have laying about.
>
>
> Feel free to ask specific questions.
>
>
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