[ltp] Windows partition

Dino Doyle linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 15:24:03 +1000


My usual setup is:
hda1: /boot
hda2: Windows
hda5: /
hdb1: swap
----- Original Message -----
From: James Mckenzie <os2support@theriver.com>
To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: [ltp] Windows partition


> "D. Sen" wrote:
> >
> > Where do most people put their FAT partitions? Is it necessary to put it
> > on a primary partition for dual booting or can you have it on a
> > extended/logical partition ....say /dev/hda7?
> >
> I have both.  As long as Win will recognize the drive...
>
> If you want to 'dual-boot', the Win partition should be the first 'real'
> partition on the first drive.  Linux should not care where it is loaded
> as long as the system BIOS sees it on boot up.
>
> James Mckenzie
>
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