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#1 2012-05-03 03:40:43
- jiewmeng
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Creating a local Installation/Recovery Partition
I want to create a local installation/recovery partition containing
- PartedMagic (Containing utilities like GParted, Clonezilla etc)
- Arch Linux (Network) Install
- Windows 7 Install
I used Multisystem previously to create a similar multiboot USB for the same purpose, but I thought it maybe better to simply have a local "recovery" partition on my local HDD. I suppose thats possible? How do I do it? For example, I will need to install GRUB then configure it to boot my installations & utilities. Also when I install OS, I will need it to update (GRUB). How do I begin?
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#2 2012-05-03 09:00:02
- DSpider
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Re: Creating a local Installation/Recovery Partition
Do you have a UEFI motherboard?
What partitioning scheme would you like to go with?
Keep in mind that you still need a "live" Linux distribution around in case the bootloader goes to shit.
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#3 2012-05-03 10:07:30
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Re: Creating a local Installation/Recovery Partition
Yes I do have a UEFI MB, but I find that installing Windows 7 via the bootloader config by Multisystem has a problem. Windows will say its not supported on UEFI systems. I think its because the Bootloader used does not support UEFI?
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#4 2012-05-03 13:51:47
- DSpider
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Re: Creating a local Installation/Recovery Partition
I think you need to figure out how to boot the Windows 7 setup from a USB stick first and then merge it with booting at least one of those Linux distributions. Try YUMI or Rufus and study how they work. Only then should you attempt to move them to the HDD, after you have a better understanding of how things work.
Personally I think there are some drawbacks to this:
- You would first have to back up important files before repartitioning the HDD (always a task I very much dreaded).
- The new partition would have to be FAT32/NTFS for the Windows 7 setup files to work, which means that it will show up in Windows. And if Windows gets a virus, the install files get a virus.
And for what? For a 4-5 GB partition that you'll probably only use once in a blue moon. Waste of space if you ask me. Windows 7 doesn't need to be reinstalled as often as Windows XP (or so I'm told), and Linux can run just fine for years. Heck, I'm running the same Arch i686 install I did 3 years ago on a different computer! My suggestion is to keep using a USB stick because having a "recovery" partition when your bootloader is toast kinda defeats the purpose of having a recovery partition.
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