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

[Dave Hahn]

Eric is right.  I've used FIPS to shrink FAT partitions before, but it
is time consuming.  You need to have the FAT partition *completely*
defragged.  (i.e. run scandisk until it finds nothing two times in a
row, same for defrag; 0% two times in a row.)

Once this is done, a tool like FIPS can be used to quickly cut up the
FAT partition and help you prep for a linux installation.

On Fri, 2002-02-15 at 07:43, Batalden, Eric wrote:

    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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