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It's best to install Windows first, as it always overwrites the master |
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boot record, which destroys a Grub or Lilo setup. |
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Grub is perfectly capable of booting Windows by 'chain loading' to the |
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Windows loader. Booting linux from the Windows loader is a lot more complex. |
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I'd recommend having a fat32 (vfat) partition for sharing data between |
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the Windows and Linux. |
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However, one of the major snags with vfat is that it does not support |
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group and user attributes, and seems to map the fat 'archive' attribute |
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to 'executable' under linux, which is rather irritating. |
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vfat is also a poor choice for NFS sharing because of it's lack of user |
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and group attributes. |
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Cheers, Dave |
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Sean wrote on 01/24/06 04:06: |
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> I have a laptop I want to setup to boot either Gentoo or Windows. |
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> Looking around I am trying to find recommendations as to which is better |
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> to install first, Gentoo or Windows. From what I found, either often |
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> gets a recommendation. |
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> Would anyone recommend which is the best method for setup, start with |
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> Gentoo or Windows? |
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> I also want to setup a common partition for data storage which both can |
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> access. Again, can anyone recommend a setup? |
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