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March 4th, 2011, 04:47 PM
This is about the last thing I wanted to do unfortunately I have to install XP on this box for one single program -- I would use a VM except it's a proprietary image editing SW and I think would be very fussy.
1) Can I use KDE Partition Manager to create a new primary partition at the end of my hard disk and then install XP to that? Or would that violate some XP restriction? Here's fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000b4982
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda2 * 1 60801 488384001 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 59579 60801 9823716 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 1 1148 9221215+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 1149 27895 214845246 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 27896 44916 136721151 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 44917 59578 117772483+ 83 Linux
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x7ffe4391
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 121601 976760001 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb4a71e64
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 121601 976760001 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
2) If the above is possible, is there a way to be sure that XP actually goes into that partition? I'm afraid of the XP install routine just wiping the whole disk clean.
3) I know that 'doze will bugger grub, so I'm prepared to use the LiveCD to repair grub. a la
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20from%20LiveCD
I can't remember, however, how I would add ******* to the grub menu.
1) Can I use KDE Partition Manager to create a new primary partition at the end of my hard disk and then install XP to that? Or would that violate some XP restriction? Here's fdisk -l:
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000b4982
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda2 * 1 60801 488384001 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 59579 60801 9823716 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 1 1148 9221215+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 1149 27895 214845246 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 27896 44916 136721151 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 44917 59578 117772483+ 83 Linux
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x7ffe4391
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 121601 976760001 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb4a71e64
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 121601 976760001 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
2) If the above is possible, is there a way to be sure that XP actually goes into that partition? I'm afraid of the XP install routine just wiping the whole disk clean.
3) I know that 'doze will bugger grub, so I'm prepared to use the LiveCD to repair grub. a la
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20from%20LiveCD
I can't remember, however, how I would add ******* to the grub menu.