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need help with installation of linux

by rajeshch Dec 21, 2005 12:03AM PST

hello exeryone,
I am new to installing linux on a dual boot sytem and am having truble installing it on my system

This is what i have

Present configuration

Harddisk 1:

size :70 GB with windows XP installed and available space of about 5GB . filesystem is ntfs.


Hard disk 2:

3 partitions of 100 GB each of which 2 partitions are ntfs and one FAT32


How can i install fedora or redhat linux on the 2nd hard disk fat32 partition.

Please help

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Maybe overanalyzing?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 21, 2005 12:15AM PST

When I boot the Linux CDs (most versions) they offer tools to partition and format the partitions for me and install the boot manager.

Usually, when your questions come up, it is because you haven't tried to install Linux before.

Bob

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by rajeshch Dec 21, 2005 12:40AM PST

hello,
I have installed linux before but i never did it for dual boot. i had to install linux as the only os on the machine so didnt have any trouble with the partitions.But now i want to install it as dual boot machine and as at partitioning i selected automatic partitioning and selected use the free sapce available but that didnt work

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Try again.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 21, 2005 12:57AM PST

And supply some error messages. Your reply is better in that you have told more about what is going on but fell short of any error messages.

Let me share that OpenSuse would install the boot manager without much ado as most distros will do. If you want to dive into a distro that requires the old ways then more power to you but I wouldn't.

Bob

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thank you
by rajeshch Dec 21, 2005 1:00AM PST

I will try again when i get home from work and will post the error messages.thank you

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need help with usb and wireless card
by rajeshch Dec 22, 2005 1:27AM PST

hi i was able to install redhat atlast but for some reason, all my usb ports are not being recognized. i hooked up my mouse to to a couple of slots while installing nad after installing and only one of them works? anything i am missing. also i am using airlink pci card for my wireless and it works fine on win xp but how do i make it to wrk on linux.plz help

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Try a PCI USB card.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 22, 2005 1:35AM PST

Sometimes you find a machine whose onboard ports don't work. I find that those 10 buck PCI cards do wonders at sidestepping the issue.

For me, I just use another distro. I'm agnostic or amoral about this. Your choice of definition as to having no feelings that Distro "X" is da'bomb.

Bob

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