Rox Posted February 6, 2004 Share Posted February 6, 2004 I'm installing mandrake right now, and I got to the part where I am to specify where I want to install mandrake and I wanted to ask here before I majorly mess something up. I made a partition in windows for mandrake, but I don't know how to go about choosing the right one. I have 2 hard drives, and the first hard drive is split into 2 partitions. The second of the 2 partitions (drive F in windows) is where I want to install mandrake. I know that linux doesn't use leters like windows, so how would I go about choosing the right partition? One more thing, I can access all of my files and documents on any hard drive in mandrake, right? Thanks for the help in advance! P.S. I want to have both windows and mandrake on my PC at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted February 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted February 6, 2004 I have 2 hard drives, and the first hard drive is split into 2 partitions. The second of the 2 partitions (drive F in windows) is where I want to install mandrake. I know that linux doesn't use leters like windows, so how would I go about choosing the right partition?Linux calls your master drive on IDE0 "hda", the slave on IDE0 is "hdb".The master drive on IDE1 is "hdc", the slave on IDE1 is "hdd". Each drive name has a partition number assigned to it that designates what partition number it is on the drive. hda1, hda2, hda3 ... Same for hdb, hdc, etc. If you have a partition already empty and ready, it might be a good idea to go into fdisk (in Windows/DOS), and delete that partition. Then Mandy will ask "use free space?", which you will know is unused. One more thing, I can access all of my files and documents on any hard drive in mandrake, right?Without a doubt! Linux can read FAT and NTFS drives. It can safely write to FAT only (for the most part). But all documents, MP3s, and whatnot are able to be read.Mandy will set up GRUB as your boot loader, and GRUB will allow you to select Windows or Linux when you boot up. Best of Luck! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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