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    linux newbie needs installation help

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by merlin666, Apr 10, 2005.

  1. merlin666

    merlin666 Notebook Consultant

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    I wanted to set up a dual boot system with XP home (preinstalled) and Fedora Core 3 64bit, with a shared data drive and bootmagic as bootloader.

    1) Used PartitionMagic to set up a FAT32 partition for shared data and bootmagic installation, and shrank the drive by about 10Mb ununused space to be availble for Fedora.

    2) Installed Bootmagic to the FAT32 partition.

    3) Installed Fedora - cause I don't have any linux experience I just pretty much followed the defaults and selected options as applicable. For bootloader and partitions (swap etc) I just let the anaconda installer do the job and didn't do any manual changes.

    4) Rebooted and used the linux bootloader (grub) to boot to "other" system which loaded XP home.

    5) Started Bootmagic Configuration and selected advanced mode ... and I did not find linux anywhere. I tried to set all the new partitions that Fedora had created but none loaded when I rebooted with BootMagic activated.

    6) When I booted without Bootmagic I was able to get into Fedora but I was not able to find the FAT3e2 data drive.

    My questions:

    How do I get BootMagic to find the linux install?
    How do I find the FAT32 partition in linux?

    I hope one of you linux gurus out there can help.
     
    merlin666, Apr 10, 2005
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  2. DimGR

    DimGR Notebook Enthusiast

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    Reinstall fedora then and you should see an option where to install GRUB. Say on mbr.

    I have never messed with fedora. I am a Debian person :)
     
    DimGR, Apr 17, 2005
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  3. Hubi

    Hubi Newbie

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    1) Used PartitionMagic to set up a FAT32 partition for shared data and bootmagic installation, and shrank the drive by about 10Mb ununused space to be availble for Fedora.

    If 10Mb is not misprint, I think that 10Mb is too small to install linux.

    4) Rebooted and used the linux bootloader (grub) to boot to "other" system which loaded XP home.

    5) Started Bootmagic Configuration and selected advanced mode ... and I did not find linux anywhere. I tried to set all the new partitions that Fedora had created but none loaded when I rebooted with BootMagic activated.

    6) When I booted without Bootmagic I was able to get into Fedora but I was not able to find the FAT3e2 data drive.

    I think You should get rid of that bootmagic, I've never used that.
    You can load anything You want with grub.
    To install grub in MBR:
    1. run grub (type grub and press enter)
    2. in grub type root(hd0,2) if You have linux installed on /dev/hda3 or root(hd0,1) if on /dev/hda2 or root(hd0,0) if on /dev/hda1
    and press enter
    2. then type setup(hd0)
    and press enter




    Hubi

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    Hubi, Apr 26, 2005
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  4. nardis_miles

    nardis_miles Newbie

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    I have usually installed WXP on a relatively small partition, because I rarely use it. That means, that from the get-go, I have a disk with an ntfs partition, and the rest are linux partitions, including swap. I have never played with shrinking partitions. I have always installed debian on laptops, and I have always let grub overwrite the master boot record. It boots WXP very well (I'm running XP professional.) I assume that Fedora core would behave similarly.
     
    nardis_miles, Nov 30, 2006
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