[LI] Re: Linux India Digest V1 #488

["Arun Jayaprakash" <arun_jayaprakash@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi folks,
> After a long gap I am back. Yesteday I installed a new 17.25 gb HDD on
> system and did a partion of 12.5 for WIN* and balance for linux. While
> installing from PCQ NOV issue at the stage of allocation disks I get a
> error saying no free space even though I have around 4gb and am stuck
> any solution/work arround or am I missing out somethig ?
I also faced a similar problem. I overcame this by creating a 
primary partition of 4 GB for Windows, the remaining going into an 
extended  partition. The extended partition was left alone. No drives 
were created here. 

Then I started up RH Linux 6.1 and defined the Linux partition of 2 
GB using Disk Druid (and a swap for 128 MB). I left the remaining.

After installing Linux, I started Windows and created a drive for 
Windows using the remaining space in the extended partition.

Otherwise you can create a 4 G partition for Linux and install it, 
choosing to boot from the Linux boot partition instead of the MBR. 
Then install Windows using the remaining space in the drive.

Bye,
Arun.

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