[CLUE-Talk] Installfest! (Debian dual-boot on notebook?)

[Batalden, Eric]

If you plan to use the single 20GB drive for a dual boot system please try
have an unused partition ready to put Linux on.  My understanding is that if
the partition doesn't exist it can be time consuming to defrag, and create
the new partition.  If some one has done this please feel free to comment on
the time required.  This is just a thought so you can hit the ground running
when you get here.

E

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Porter [mailto:mfporter at c-creature.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:41 PM
> To: clue-talk at clue.denver.co.us
> Subject: Re: [CLUE-Talk] Installfest! (Debian dual-boot on notebook?)
> 
> 
> 
> I hope to attend this week's Installfest, and I hope to 
> install Debian on my notebook to make it a dual-boot machine.
> 
> I've done dual-boot installs of Linux on a couple of desktop 
> machines, but
> I've always had the benefit of an existing but unused Windows 
> partition,
> or clean second hard drive just for Linux.
> 
> However, my notebook currently has one 20 gig hard drive, 
> which I will need to share between Windows and Linux.
> 
> Will there be anyone at the installfest with the software and 
> know-how to help me NON-DESTRUCTIVELY repartition my drive so 
> I can keep the Windows install, but make room for the Linux 
> install?  Or will I need to provide my own copy of a tool 
> such as Partition Magic to do this?
> 
> (And as long as I'm asking questions -- is there anything I 
> should do to the computer besides defrag and backup?  
> Anything I should bring besides the computer and my Debian CDs?)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  --Matt.
> 
> ----------
> Matthew Porter
> Golden, Colorado
> 
> mfporter at c-creature.com
> 
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