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Now, I am currently dual booting Windows 2000 with Mandrake Linux 9.1. How would I updrade without dumping everything and still keeping my Windows as a dual boot? I am assuming I will not have to do partitioning because I already have Linux partitions setup from the previous 9.1 install. Please be kind enough to explain the steps to me. I would appreciate it. And I know I will have to backup.
I guess there wont be any Partitioning since already created Linux partitions during the 9.1 install...
Please explain the steps of the upgrade process. I know already on how to install Linux clean, but I never did an upgrade install from a current system running Windows/Linux. So, how can I upgrade to 10.1 without losing Windows or something?
After you've done your backup:
Boot your new Mandy 10.1 install CD. Follow through to partitioning as normal.
When you get to partitioning (and depending on how you have your partitions now) you can either delete all your Mandrake 9x partitions and then get Mandrake to install into the 'free space' that you just created, leaving the installer to sort out partitioning for you, or you can define your partitions yourself. If you already have your /home on a seperate partition, then you can leave this intact and just create a / partition for the install.
If you partition yourself, and you want to install the lot, then I'd give / at least 5Gb.
If you don't mess about with your Windows partition, then yes you'll still be able to dual boot - Lilo will pick up your Win partition and add it automatically. Your Windows will be left untouched.
If you want to resize your Win partition then you need to do a defrag (minimum) and probably a scandisk of your Windows partition prior to resizing it.
HTH.
EDIT
Personally I wouldn't choose the 'upgrade' option in the installer, but go for a full install from 9x to 10.1. You might run into some problems upgrading - 10.1 seems a bit flaky in this area.
Last edited by pongmaster; 03-19-2005 at 08:49 PM.
I agree with not choosing the upgrade option. Those upgrades can cause more problems than they solve. Burn the stuff you want to keep and then wipe it all out and do a fresh install.
You can probably keep your partiions as they are and just reformat them for a clean install.
So, when I bootup from the new Mandrake 10.1 install CD, I will have to just delete the current Linux partitions that was from the 9.1 install when the Partitioning part comes up????
When I viewed my existing Linux partitions in Diskdrake, I noriced it had no delete button. Instead, I saw Undo, Unmount, and Clear All. Which one should I choose to only to delete the existing Linux partitions?
And I will be extra careful on not to remove the Windows partitions which is colored in blue.
Im not going to throw a temper tantrum, but please, I would like to upgrade my Linux box as soon as possible.
Now I gave you my current partition layout above, what do I have to do during the freash install of Mandrake 10.1?
Like I said, I have all the notes of my first install, but I do not know what to do as far as upgrading or FRESH INSTALL would go under the CURRENT Linux partitions....thats the problem here.
I was going to reply last night, but I decided to wait and see if you had another "hissy fit".
Additionally, your current scheme displayed too much cluelessness to respond to at midnight.
Seems you have not learned too much in regard to patience.
Oh well.
Any reason you have 2 swap partitions?
Also, 3.8 gigs will be a bit cramped for / if you do a full install.
/home looks fine.
/root does not need it's own partition - certainly not as big as you have.
Keep /home as is, get rid of one swap, and combine the rest as / and you should be OK.
(For a basic setup)
So do i have to get rid of the "/" too? or, get rid of the "/root"?
Is "/" the same thing as "/root"?
So, during the install, which of these should I keep and what not to keep?
Or, should I just delete all of them and start from scratch when the partitioning part comes up? I think its just best to remove all of them (EXCEPT WINDOWS) and then start resizing them as new or from scratch. But please explain what Linux partitions and sizes I have to create for a basic fresh install. And please explain this so I could add this information on my Linux Install Notes. (So I will not have to ask again with my "hissy fit"}
But I cant see the DELETE button. I could only see Undo, Clear All, and Unmount in Diskdrake.
Ok I think I got it. You see, because what I have right now was actually walked me through. Someone here on this forum said to do what I have right now....(When I installed 9.1 a long time ago)
Ok, so, All I need to keep is the
/SWAP /home and /
Am I right???? And how much space I have to give for these??? SHOULD I KEEP THE FOLLOWING? And how much space do I have to keep for these?
What you have labled as /swap is not a linux swap filesystem. It is an ext3 filesystem. These are 2 entirely different things. You want to keep the swap on hda9, not the /SWAP on hda7.
I would combine hda8, hda7, and hda6 into one ext3 partition and call it / (not /root ).
I think I need an outline of how am I going to do this. Can you post like an example of how am I going to combine these partitions? Because Im confused, your telling me before to keep the SWAP instead of the /SWAP and your mentioning to combine hda7 which is the /SWAP. And how do I combine the rest into one "/" partition?
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