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Substance

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Registered: 2005-12-31

Posts: 11

Dualboot: Windows and Arch

I have a few questions...

I would like to Dualboot Windows XP and Arch Linux all on 1 drive.

But I have 4 hardrives with important data on each ... therefore i decided to put it on 1 drive.. my question is could i potentially damage 1 of my 4 important drives during setup? If there is a possibilty could i just unplug them until my archlinux installation is finished?

had arch on a laptop with one drive and it was fine but now that im trying it on my desktop things are tricky..

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bogomipz

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From: Oslo, Norway

Registered: 2003-11-23

Posts: 169

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

yes, if you're afraid of damaging your data disks, unplug them and replug them when the system is set up.

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arooaroo

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From: London, UK

Registered: 2005-01-13

Posts: 1,268

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Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

No, you'll be fine, just so long as you are sure which drive is which when you're doing the setup. That is, you'll be given names like hda1, hda2, hdb1, hdb2, etc. You need to be sure which of those is the hard drive you want to install on.

I can't even remember what the Arch linux installer is like because I only used it once (and that was 18months ago). As I had been using Linux prior to installing Arch, I knew in advance which drive I wanted to install in (in linux hdX terms). If you want to be sure, slip in Archie or knoppix and see how your current drives map to the Linux /dev/hdXX tree.

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Substance

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Registered: 2005-12-31

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Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

thanks for the advice guys.. ill try install ArchLinux when i wake up... (9:00AM) but i havent slept for what 24hours? very tired but anyways thanks again!

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Substance

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Registered: 2005-12-31

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Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

Hey guys i was wondering could i burn the Arch to a DVD and boot from that instead of burning to a cd because at the moment i dont have any.

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chrismortimore

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From: Edinburgh, UK

Registered: 2006-07-15

Posts: 655

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

Probably, try it and see what happens

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mpie

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From: 404 Not found

Registered: 2005-03-06

Posts: 649

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

yes a bootable iso is the same for dvd or cd

Substance

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Registered: 2005-12-31

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Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

last question...would your recommend a noob who has only used fedora to try archlinux?  :oops:

edit: im quite confused on how i should proceed should i do base or just install regularly? 500mb disc?

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mpie

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Registered: 2005-03-06

Posts: 649

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

yep you wont beleive the difference, well if you have a good spec machine anyways

Substance

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Registered: 2005-12-31

Posts: 11

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

i've read the installation guide 3-4 times completely and i have a question...

i have a cable modem connected via a router... while the DHCP automatically be able to configure my internet? i want to try the FTP install

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Cotton

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From: Cornwall, UK

Registered: 2004-09-17

Posts: 568

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

Would recommend you keep linux and windows on separate disks (as you already have more than one) so when one disk fails you don't lose both OS's.

Windows should ideally be on hda and if you boot from Linux on hdb with grub, you won't have to interfere with the MBR on hda (ie you can then boot from each disk independently).

chrismortimore

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From: Edinburgh, UK

Registered: 2006-07-15

Posts: 655

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

@Substance: It depends how your router is set up, check it's settings to see if DHCP is enabled.  Or run a DHCP client under your current environment and see what happens.

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Substance

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Registered: 2005-12-31

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Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

Well i have it installed on my Laptop currently (learn off of that for now) until i can purchase an external hardrive preferrbly 200GB and erase one of my hardrives so i can install Arch on my desktop.. so i got it installed but now im at a loss at what to do.. what should i do first? get a good theme?

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wantamad

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Registered: 2007-01-18

Posts: 42

Re: Dualboot: Windows and Arch

yea themes are the way to go if youre the kind of guy who wants fancy graphics. check lynucs.org for ideas. diviantart.com for wallpapers.