[gentoo-user] Sony Viao Vista and Gentoo

[James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Hello,

I seem to have an adventure every time I set up a dual boot
laptop with Windows and Gentoo.


The last time I found out that HP will ship you an OEM install
CD so after formatting the hard drive (deleting the windows
hidden partition) you can put windows on any partition you want
and not have the MS running partition conditioning on the linux
and grub sectors. Grub is the bootloader/manager. I do not
trust MS, but, we still have critical windows software we 
have to use from time to time.


Sony does not offer such a OEM CD. They say I can purchase
the Vista CD at retail prices (not fond of this option).
Sony does purport to have a good web site for individual device
drivers at esupport.sony.com, although I have not used it (yet).
Sony also said that XP will run on this new VIAO 
(model PCG-384L) laptop. I not so sure Vista is better than
XP.

I want grub as the bootloader. Right now my best option seems  to
be: purchase a copy of vista or XP from the local university ($30)
and install it on a new partition and use Grub as the bootloader.
Install Gentoo too.  


Have I missed anything? Any other comments or insight is most
welcome.


James

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