ok i know that was a long subject but has anyone heard of someone dual booting xp and rh9 on a Toshiba satellite 1405-S151 and know what kind of problems they have come up with. andhow do i go about partitioning my drive to put redhat on it. can some one help or point my in the right direction. thanks alot.
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Jump to PostSure, this is definiately doable. Use a program such as Partition Magic, fdisk, etc to set some room aside for Linux, and make at least two partitions for it. (When you run the Linux install, you'll set at least one of these to Linux native file system and the other …
Jump to Postwhich partition program do you recommend and where could i get it, preferably free.
The Knoppix CD has QTParted to manipulate partitions and Partition Image and Mondo to back it up. I have used them to great effect -- QTParted seems to work as well as anything commercial. Knoppix is …
Jump to PostNormally, the linux installation would be able to partition and format your hard drive for you. However, it seems like you have an existing Windows partition, and you'd like to shrink it to make room for Linux. To do that, I'd recommend PowerQuest Partition Magic. Unfortunately, this program isn't free …
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