ntfs and linux?

[justinstraub]

ok ive decided to put windows xp and linux on my older computer. Im going to use redhat linux 7.3.
so can i install linux on an ntfs formatted partition or would i have to do this
fdisk the hd into 2 partitions. install xp and choose to reformat with ntfs, then install redhat onto the partition that is still fat32? i am not going to choose not to load a boot manager when i install redhat because i want to run linux with a floppy.

justin

 

[Nothinman]

You can't run Linux from an NTFS partition no matter what order you do things in.

Ideally you should have 1 NTFS partition (or FAT32) for XP, 1 swap partition for Linux and 1 native (ext2 or ext3) partition for Linux.

 

[justinstraub]

okey thanks, im a total newbie to linux so would the procedure for that be...

fdisk into 2 partitions, install xp on the first, and on the second linux, and while in the setup for linux will they give me a choice to split that 2nd partition im installing linux on into 2 partitions( one swap, and one native)?
also how large should these partitions be? im using a 40 gb harddrive

 

[jhu]

you have to use fdisk to make 1 partition for windows. then, when you boot up the linux installation cd, you will make a 2nd and 3rd partition for linux and the swap space respectively.

 

[rahvin]

If it's your first time using linux you shouldn't need more than 4Gigs for the system (it comes with everything including the kitchen sink), you will need swap space equivalent to the RAM you have. And *can't think of the name* or whatever partitioning system redhat uses in 7.3 will allow you to split the unallocated space into two primary partitions. Remember, only partition what you need for windows with the xp installer, leave everything else unallocated.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: rahvin
If it's your first time using linux you shouldn't need more than 4Gigs for the system (it comes with everything including the kitchen sink), you will need swap space equivalent to the RAM you have. And *can't think of the name* or whatever partitioning system redhat uses in 7.3 will allow you to split the unallocated space into two primary partitions. Remember, only partition what you need for windows with the xp installer, leave everything else unallocated.

Disk druid.

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