Thanks for the advice. I have some programs that can resize the Windows XP partition for me. Trust me, this hard drive is about 70 GB or so. I have more than I will ever need for Linux. I also know how much unused space exists on that partition. I can just move it, and won't destroy any data. I'm not sure how I'd handle the multiple boot process, however. Well, we'll see. Thanks again, Zack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:11 AM Subject: Re: Slackware 10.0 and Windows XP Installation Issue > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Zachary, and welcome to the list and to gnu/linux. > > It is very likely that your wireless card isn't supported by the linux > kernel, especially given the fact that this is a USB wireless card. I > am not a wireless hardware user though, so I could be wrong. Don't > however hold your breath though. > > As for booting both slackware and windows xp, you may be able to use a > windows tool such as partition magic to resize your windows xp > partition, thus freeing some room on your hard drive for > slackware. Another option is to backup your windows, wipe out your > windows partition, recreate a smaller one in its place, and restore > your windows backup to the new smaller windows partition. If neither > of these methods are an option for you, then I would suggest > installing a second hard drive for gnu/linux into your system. Hth. > > Greg > > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 09:48:50PM -0700, Zachary wrote: >> Hi, >> I've decided to make a switch to Linux, if not as my primary operating >> system, as my secondary one. I must warn you that I am not a >> particularly >> experienced person. >> My small problem concerns a Linux quirk, not a Speakup one. I just want >> to >> be able to use the same internet setup I use with Windows, with Linux. >> This means that I need to use my Wireless network adapter. This is a USB >> device. >> Unfortunately, Linux doesn't see it. It is from Belkin, identified in >> Windows as "Belkin 11MBPS Wireless USB Network Adaptor." >> I am also concerned about partitions and Duel Booting. I am not ready to >> destroy Windows just yet. If anyone could help with this, I would >> greatly >> appreciate it. >> Thanks, >> Zachary Kline >> PS: Hello to everybody on the list. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> !DSPAM:4179e33870981632221273! >> >> > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBepDd7s9z/XlyUyARAnfcAJ96rQ3FRdbi3vIngnIveJWbQo8pgQCbBz2x > 6kYCgFucEdh56HQGHePhhAk= > =zXgm > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
