[UCLA-LUG] install windows 2000 after install linux
Mingqiang Yu
myu@anderson.ucla.edu
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 00:53:25 -0700 (PDT)
I think the space from 1 to 16065 is less than 8MB which is
not enough to install windows 2000. Can I create a partition
from 16065 to 4096638 (which should give me about 2G space)
and install windows 2000 there?
Thanks.
Ming
On Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Todd Lyons wrote:
> MIng Yu wrote:
>
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/sda2 16065 17767889 8875912+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> > /dev/sda6 4096638 4144769 24066 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda7 4144833 4674914 265041 82 Linux swap
> > /dev/sda8 4674978 7759394 1542208+ 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda9 7759458 8675099 457821 83 Linux
>
> You have free space on your disk from block 1 to block 16064. You can
> make that partition /dev/sda1 and make it a DOS partition (probably VFat
> would be best). Then rerun your install disk.
>
> Make sure that it sees the SCSI card and doesn't go insisting on some
> internal IDE interface.
> --
> Blue skies... Cannonball http://www.mrball.net
> * People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because *
> * it's safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs. *
>
> _______________________________________________
> UCLALUG Linux mailing list - Linux@linux.ucla.edu
> http://linux.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/linux
>