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I have SUSE 9.1, I think. I got the DVD from a SUSE book so I think the kernel is fairly new.
I thought you couldnt install the OS above a certain cylinder because of BIOS limitations but if it doesn't really matter nowadays then I'm going to make a few changes to my partitions.
If you already have a partitoned drive, just tell the installer where you want Linux to go. The Windows partition will be shown along with your other partitions. It usually makes a default suggestion you can go with if it looks right. The boot loader will be automatically configured so you can boot either Linux or Windows.
MAKE SURE YOU READ THE STICKY AT THE TOP OF THE FORUM HERE ABOUT DUAL BOOTING SUSE 9.1!!!
Last edited by bluesman2333; 07-02-2005 at 09:33 AM.
Originally posted by ngjunkie0011 I thought you couldnt install the OS above a certain cylinder because of BIOS limitations but if it doesn't really matter nowadays then I'm going to make a few changes to my partitions.
It doesn't matter on recent distributions, particularly with distributions that use GRUB by default. It really shouldn't be an issue with LILO any more either.
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MAKE SURE YOU READ THE STICKY AT THE TOP OF THE FORUM HERE ABOUT DUAL BOOTING SUSE 9.1!!!
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actually, i already have my system up and running. I have XP with linux running in different partitions but because I wasn't sure if linux would run if I made the windoze partition too big or the linux partition beyond a certain cylinder then I made both partitions only 5 gigs.
Big mistake! I found that SuSE is very good and I really liked it and very soon consumed my disc space. Now I will have to reinstall it again so I can give windoze a gig or so.
Does anyone know if SuSE will work in a dual boot with linux and windose having their own partitions and windoze having an NTFS partition?
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