installing winXP on gentoo

qsoe · n00b Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 2

I already have Gentoo installed on my only HDD. GRUB is installed on the boot partition. I want to have XP on the other partition.
Is there any trick how to install XP, and what do i have to do after installation?

kimchi_sg · Advocate Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 2969

Should be no problem AFAICT, except that winxp will overwrite grub with its own bootloader. In case that happens, and your computer goes into windows boot straight away when it restarts, boot from the Gentoo live CD, mount your linux partitions, and re-install grub.

qsoe · n00b Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 2

thanks

Animatus · n00b Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 30

Make sure that Windows is on a primary partition, not a logical extended one.
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ednos · n00b Joined: 27 Nov 2004 Posts: 22

I already have Gentoo installed, but when I run the Windows XP Pro installer, it can't see the partition meant for it. I have a 160GB drive, as follows:

slycordinator · Advocate Joined: 31 Jan 2004 Posts: 3065 Location: Korea

The windows installer has the option to format that space as ntfs.

edit: Though I think what's actually happening is the installer is seeing partitions it doesn't understand and labelling them "free space."

Also I doubt this'll work as windows usually wants access to the first partition of the first disk.

BitKeeper · Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:18 pm Post subject:

Boot into gentoo using fdisk change the NTFS partition to a FAT32 partition. Also that should work fine, windows wants to be the first fat or ntfs partition on the first drive, not the first partition.

D-M · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 23 Jan 2004 Posts: 103

Just a thought for you, don't dual boot on the same hard drive. Dual boot using two hard drives, one OS to a drive. Buy a second hard drive and do this.

Install one hard drive, install and configure your first OS (windows, linux doesn't matter)

when finished power down disconnect the hard drive, install your second hard drive.
Then install your other OS (linux or windows which ever is left to do)

then install your linux hard drive in the #1 possition on the IDE cable, install your windows hard drive in the slave position.

Boot into linux and then edit grub/lilo (I use grub) to allow you to chose windows or linux at boot up. This is how I have my PC and it works great. Gives me both worlds without the risk of one stepping on the other, or user errors (we all know these never happen) causing a problem booting into either or booth Oss.

I personally think this is the best way to dual boot and not risk one OS by a goof or default behavor by the other OS (example windows overwriting the MBR)

To get the specifics on howto do this just search around the gentoo forum. One of these days if it hasn't been done already I plan to write this method of dual booting with more details for new users. I really do think this is the best way to go in my personal opinion.

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MickKi · Veteran Joined: 08 Feb 2004 Posts: 1173

Hi ednos,

johnnyICON · Apprentice Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 296 Location: Canada

gilgamesh1970 · n00b Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 13 Location: Delaware, USA

Now maybe this does not really count as a dual boot system in some peoples eyes but whatever

I use the BIOS. I have two hard drives ( one OS per drive ). When I want to switch between the two OSes I reboot go into the BIOS disable the drive I do not want and enable the other...they are completely oblivious the other's existence. No LiLo or Grub issues...no OS gremlins..etc.

syg00 · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:52 am Post subject: Re: installing winXP on Gentoo

cyrillic · Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:37 am Post subject: Re: installing winXP on Gentoo