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Distribution: Debian AMD 64 Testing, Sabayon Linux x86-64 3.4, and Ubuntu AMD 64 7.04
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Linux Multi Boot How To?
I currently have a hard drive [320GB] with Suse 10.0 [75GB partition] and Ubuntu 5.10 [75GB partition]. I would like to add FC 5 on another 75GB partition. What steps do I need to follow to do this? Will the Partitioner on the install CD's do this? Or do I need to add a partition with QTParted on the System rescue CD? Or do I need some other partitioner? Does anyone know of a 'How To' or 'Wiki' for this?
Distribution: Debian AMD 64 Testing, Sabayon Linux x86-64 3.4, and Ubuntu AMD 64 7.04
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Originally Posted by jebaird
you should be able to do it from the FC 5 install disc
I just read the sections in the install guide on partitioning and boot loader. Ok, so dev/hda2 is Suse, dev/hda3 is Ubuntu and dev/hda4 is swap so I want to leave those alone. In remaining space I want to use custom option to create a new partition presumably dev/hda5 and install Fedora there. Not to hard. I think where I have screwed this up in the past is at the boot loader step. Since I already have a boot loader [grub] I don't want Fedora to install another one. It will either automatically recognize the new partition/Fedora or I can manually add it.
Distribution: Debian AMD 64 Testing, Sabayon Linux x86-64 3.4, and Ubuntu AMD 64 7.04
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Ok, I have another Question. If I want to manually enter my new Fedora partition into the boot loader in Suse What do I type? For instance for Suse it has [in Yast]:
Distribution: Debian AMD 64 Testing, Sabayon Linux x86-64 3.4, and Ubuntu AMD 64 7.04
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Now I have a partitioning question. When I start the install process for FC5 with CD1 at the partitioning step I tried "Use free space on selected drives and create default layout" Or "Custom" to create a new partition. I then either way get the error:
Error Partitioning
Could not allocate requested partitions:
Partitioning failed: Could not allocate partition as primary partition.
I still have 149 GB of free space.I think they are all primary partitions. When I created the dev/hda1 ext. 3 one I thought [mistakenly] that I needed space for a boot loader. Is there a way to eliminate it? Does dev/hda4 linux-swap need to be a primary partition? I read some where that you can only have 4 primary partitions on a drive. Is that true? Can anyone help me out of this mess so I can add FC5 and maybe another OS to my drive and still have a swap partition???
One of the nice things about Slack's old fashioned installer is it makes you stop and think about what you're doing.
Yes, 4 primary partitions is the limit. 4 primary partitions could give you 3 OS and a swap, if you choose to go that route. There are good reasons for using a more complex partition scheme. For instance keeping /home on it's own partition can be handy.
I have 3 linux OS installed sharing a swap that is on an extended partition. Can't tell you whether this is optimal, but it does work with no noticable problems.
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