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MaverickHunterZero
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 Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:58 pm Post subject: Dualboot Windows/Gentoo |
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I can't seem to find anything simple on this topic. I want to use Gentoo for most things, but there are some accessories that I own that can only (easily) be used with Windows. I haven't the first clue how to set up my system for a dualboot, though. I currently have two hard drives, the main one having Gentoo installed and the second for storage (but set up as Win32). Anyone have a simple method of doing this? Thanks in advance!
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_boot
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These are good guides, but I currently have Gentoo installed and they both have you starting either from scratch or with Windows pre-installed. I have too much information I don't want to lose and I haven't any way to back it up easily. Is it possible to make a dual-booting system out of what I have?
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tane_stelzer
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I always install gentoo first. I always leave a small free space for windows. Then i install windows onto that free space. Then u have the problem that grub is removed from the MBR so i just put in the livecd chroot into my gentoo and just grub
root (hd0)
setup(hd0)
quit
it works perfectly fine with me.
If u have any questions dont hesitate to ask.
Hope that helps
Tane
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MaverickHunterZero
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That sounds perfectly simple to me. So you install Windows on the same drive and partition as Gentoo? Even though the partition isn't FAT32? I have plenty of space for that method.
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You can't install a version of gentoo on a fat32 partition.
You will need to reformat one of your drives!
The only suggestion I can make is to back up everything on your fat32 data drive. Reformat it, partition it into 4 parts. 3 for linux and a fourth for data storage that can be left in fat32 that can be used by both OS's. You can then copy the information back into the data fat32 partition. |
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MaverickHunterZero
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I believe that my Gentoo is installed on something other than FAT32. What my question was, is how does Windows install on something that isn't FAT32?
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dahranis
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Windows only installs on Fat32 or NTFS right...
ANYWAY! thats beside the point!! Cant you just emerge grub? |
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I already have grub... ???
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OK, lets get things a little clearer.
Windows - will only install on a FAT/NTFS partition
Linux - You can get it to work on fat32 (check out the liveusb instructions) but it's not easy and you loose a lot of filesystem features. NOT RECOMMENDED
I tried this myself, it really didn't work properly and lot of things failed due to incorrect folder permission as FAT32 security is no where near any linux FS.
The best way to install Linux and windows is to have 4 partitions
p1 - Windows fat32/ntfs partition (suggest fat32 as linux can also write to it).
p2 - Linux boot
p3 - Linux swap
p4 - Linux root
If you only have a single Hard Drive and already have windows on a single partition or linux with only EXT file systems, then you are out of luck. You will need to reformat or find another way of giving yourself the partitions you need. |
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electrofreak
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Perhapes you didn't really look at the links I send you... Here is a link at the bottom of the page I sent you before. This is probably precisely what you're looking for:
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Windows_after_Gentoo
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