SuSe9.1 Installation

lswanson · 02-03-2005, 05:45 PM

I'm new to Linux and getting ready to install SUSE 9.1 and I'm looking for some recommendations.

Here's the background, my current harddrive, which has WinXP installed on it, has developed a failure in which it can no longer read CDs or DVDs.

Ideally, I like to install Linux on the new harddrive and setup dual-boot system on the original drive. Given the original harddrive's failure, can a dual-boot system be setup, or should I install the bootloader onto a floppy disk?

Thanks,

musicman_ace · 02-03-2005, 06:33 PM

The question reads a little funny to me. You have the current hard drive, but your installing linux to the new hard drive. So you are going to have 2 hard drives?

It should work fine installing the bootloader to the MBR. I also don't see the relation to the failed CD/DVD reads. XP can't read the cdrom or is the cdrom itself dead?

JSpired · 02-03-2005, 08:02 PM

Confusing question.. If your CD drive isn't reading anything, my guess is you won't be able to install anything until that's fixed.