From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ptj74-0003Ep-G3 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:04:50 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C8A401C09A; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:02:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-iy0-f181.google.com (mail-iy0-f181.google.com [209.85.210.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D3FD1C09A for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:02:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iyb26 with SMTP id 26so3156947iyb.40 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:02:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=aB+0bWCwOuXixQonLVgksb7GidAQn9OmdhVwPfKTTf0=; b=IGPfKLR3f9oJcKLkczrP+hVqS0maAHOAAT9lDFMr7XRDqKa7NQ7x64eNIh2CPJ8lPe C4ciKcW5NzW55yEATzHuFzZtk8O/6JqAlkRmsB8bpTkmMh75p1etjfu9ROfAjqN6dOTB PEn0JrQDgcqr8Sk9QJDKTKQ7tGZHG10sDHNno= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=GTDtBdCDqxQWQAGXd7Qvse5KEeHizhnVVi27iHczV6F2YVerFoWLOLunkgVm/h8W2i 6PfqGjZVliT3bhW/5iSgZ+Bwu+x+BjwkhacpMxm3oP6xFYUfC0w3dHOTl1n/ycDxI7Kp YH6v6vVjBWbORsTMgHmoZKIYdZzJIybkFHZEk= Received: by 10.231.145.68 with SMTP id c4mr4676987ibv.47.1298822573107; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:02:53 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.169.133 with HTTP; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:02:13 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4D6A6756.9050603@optonline.net> References: <4D6A6756.9050603@optonline.net> From: =?UTF-8?Q?Petri_Rosenstr=C3=B6m?= Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:02:13 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Dual Boot Partitions To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 01086088d9f367f8e079e46e8ef96062 On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 5:01 PM, dhk wrote: > I have a new laptop that I need to set up for dual booting. =C2=A0As much= as > I despise Microsoft, I have to use it for certain things. =C2=A0Such as s= ome > obscure peripherals, like my slide photo scanner, it doesn't support > Linux and TD Ameritrade's streaming Java tools don't work the same as on > Linux. =C2=A0Until corporation's smarten up Microsoft will be a problem. > > The setup for dual booting seem pretty straight forward. =C2=A0Install > windows first, then Linux, and modify the boot loader. =C2=A0However, I h= ave > a couple of question and observations. > > First, the observations. =C2=A0I tried to partition my disk with fdisk th= e > way I wanted. =C2=A0It had the usual Linux partitions and a partition tha= t I > was going to use for Window 7. =C2=A0I wanted to make this an LVM2 partit= ion, > but that didn't work; I guess that was too ambitious. =C2=A0Then I just m= ade > it an ordinary static HPFS/NTFS partition on /dev/sda5. =C2=A0When instal= ling > Windows 7 it wouldn't install on that partition. =C2=A0I deleted all the > partitions and just installed it on the first 50Gigs of the disk. > > Second, the questions. =C2=A0The Windows 7 install on the first 50Gigs of= the > disk needed to created two partitions. =C2=A0The first was a very small b= oot > partition that I increased to 128Megs, and the second is the rest of > Windows 7. =C2=A0Now when I boot to the livecd to partition the rest of t= he > disk for Gentoo fdisk says "Partition 1 does not end on a cylinder > boundary." =C2=A0Is this a problem? =C2=A0The other big question is: =C2= =A0what do I do Dunno, it might be that win7 changed the amount of heads/sectors that could give that notice from fdisk. I would not be to worrified about it (Installing windows would be more horrifying). If you have a traditional hd then the worst thing I think might be that reads/writes would be slower. > about the first partition in the partition table? =C2=A0It is an HPFS/NTF= S > partition and has been toggled bootable. =C2=A0It also has some stuff in = it > that looks like it's important to Windows: =C2=A0a BOOTSECT.BAK file, a B= oot > directory, a System Volume Information directory, and a bootmgr file. > Now for my Gentoo install, how and where do I make a /boot partition? > Do I replace the Windows 7 boot partition with /boot? =C2=A0If so, what > happens to the contents? =C2=A0or Do I make a /boot partition on /dev/sda= 3 > and toggle the bootable flag there? Something like that. You could install gentoo on one partition (I don't recommend). Just make partitions like you would do without windows. When you do the grub-install script or by hand grub links the boot to the partition where boot exists. You should not remove or change the windows partitions or the data windows will probably brake when you do. > > I apologize for the long story. =C2=A0Thanks in advance for all the help. > > dhk > > Some links with more information... http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/HOWTO_Dual_boot http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3D1&chap=3D10 Best regards Petri Rosenstr=C3=B6m