Hi There is no problem using Windows XP and Linux on same machine, use several partions. Assuming that you use a recent motherboard/bios and a large drive. And is not using a disk with a protected area.(Like the IBM thinkpad) For all installations a planning is needed. I can see but my eyes is starting to fail due to illness so i wasn't cover any aspects of using TTS or brailtty during install. I'm trying to write this so people with less experience can read it. Please help if I am unclear or what I write doesn't make sense on TTS or brailletty. Kristoffer we have talked before, I called you on phone feel free to contact me again. Why make it hard and not use a CD ? You can setup a pxe-server and use the network to install. Use diskette and a samba server. Using a CD is much more easy. Booting Try to stay away from loadlin and/or lilo if possible. Use grub instead. Use the technic with activate partion described below. Use separate partions for OS and your data to make upgrade and backup more easy. * Create a small Linux installation on hda1 for recovery.(1 Gigabyte) That has the text tools you need. For an older bios this partion must be smaller as there is a restriction on where older bios can read. * Let windows XP use next partion, hda2. do Windows XP installation and specify the size. * Install Linux and grub on the next partion, hda3. Your real Linux installation. * Mark the Linux partion on hda3 as active. When Windows XP try to be helpful and writes a new bootsectoor you just have the make the Linux partion active again. * Create an extended partion for the rest of the drive. * Add logical partion for Linux data /export using ext3 file system. * Add logical partion for shared data /dos/d using vfat file system. * Add any other partions you like. * Add swap partions at the end, this need some calculations. The primary partions is controlled by a partion table. The extended partion is a primary partion that contains a linked list of logical partions. It may be a good idea to save information on where different partions start and stop. This is not how the redhat/fedore manual explains it, but it's a good way handling partions that allow for easy upgrade and or reinstallaion without losing any user/home data. The /export should ideally be placed on hda3 but some Linux distributions require a primary partion for installation. /Per Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote:
Hello! Is there a way to have fedora core and windows xp installed on the same machine? Could you please help me with this? What shall I install first for example? Can you give me some guidelines on how this should be done? Also, how do I start a braillified install of fedora if I'm unable to start from cd? Can I use loadlin in some way? I also need to know how I shall invoke the xp installation without booting from the cd. I don't know how, so please help me! /kristoffer
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