27 Apr
2007
27 Apr
'07
4:41 p.m.
Hello All,
A friend of mine bought a branded pc with Vista installed. However no
additional peripherals work as their drivers are not available in vista.
I suggested that he install Linux in dual boot and he has agreed. I only
want to know if Linux and Vista will live peacefully and boot from Grub.
Does Vista have the same booting method as XP?
--
Regards,
Rony.
27 Apr
27 Apr
5:18 p.m.
On 4/27/07, Rony <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Does Vista have the same booting method as XP?
What I have seen in Vista is the same boot menu. So I guess
it can still survive dual boot.
But I also wonder how does it matter. Be it any os for that matter
dual booting should not be a problem as long as Linux could detect
the other OSes residing in the disk.
Could someone in the list sugges if it is good to generalise like that?
--
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.
And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all.
-Socrates
Regards,
Raj
5:28 p.m.
On 4/27/07, Rony <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Hello All,
A friend of mine bought a branded pc with Vista installed. However no
additional peripherals work as their drivers are not available in vista.
I suggested that he install Linux in dual boot and he has agreed. I only
want to know if Linux and Vista will live peacefully and boot from Grub.
Does Vista have the same booting method as XP?
--
Regards,
Rony.
--
http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
Dear Rony,
I've never tried it on a vista desktop, but i have had no issues with the
same on vista laptops that i've installed on. just remember, take a backup
of the MBR and Partition table via linux rescue mode first, if you want to
be extra careful. Also, if it's a new system, i suggest you try out a 64 bit
distro variant first, before you try a 32 bit variant. it'll give him a
noticeable performance boost, and i'm sure he will enjoy the
experience(remember to activate beryl and show him all the eye candy -- whip
vista on his own *vista* system). If you have any issues, do feel free to
get in touch with me off-list, and i can pass on a 64 bit fedora copy, and
also help you with the install.
Regards
R. K. Rajeev
6:19 p.m.
Rajeev R. K. wrote:
Dear Rony,
Hi! :)
I've never tried it on a vista desktop, but i have had no issues with the
same on vista laptops that i've installed on. just remember, take a backup
of the MBR and Partition table via linux rescue mode first, if you want to
be extra careful.
I was worried about vista's file system not being recognized by grub.
Anyway since you have dual booted into both, it should work. I will look
up the linux rescue utility.
Also, if it's a new system, i suggest you try out
a 64
bit
distro variant first, before you try a 32 bit variant. it'll give him a
noticeable performance boost, and i'm sure he will enjoy the
experience(remember to activate beryl and show him all the eye candy --
whip
vista on his own *vista* system).
He is using a home edition with no Aero and his mobo is 955, so 32 bit
with Pentium dual core 2.8 GHz. Right now I am planning on Kubuntu as
his use is only documents and internet. I will give him a live demo of
Sabayon linux that has berryl loaded.
If you have any issues, do feel free to
get in touch with me off-list, and i can pass on a 64 bit fedora copy, and
also help you with the install.
Thanks.
--
Regards,
Rony.
7:19 p.m.
On 4/27/07, Rony <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
I was worried about vista's file system not being
recognized by grub.
It doesn't matter if the filesystem is recognizable or not.
All that
grub or lilo do is load the first sector of the boot partition.
Either ways, I think Vista uses NTFS since WinFS never made it out.
--
Siddhesh Poyarekar
http://siddhesh.tk
28 Apr
28 Apr
3:52 a.m.
--- Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
Either ways, I think Vista uses NTFS since WinFS
never made it out.
Umm, now I know, why people installed Vista on NTFS
partitions. I used to read about Longhorn (code for
'Vista') coming up with a new file system WinFS.
--
FSF of India Associate Fellow - http://www.gnu.org.in
S K Somaiya College of ASC- http://www.somaiya.edu/sksasc
Send a FREE SMS to your friend's mobile from Yahoo! Messenger. Get it now at
http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/
6:38 a.m.
Siddhesh Poyarekar wrote:
On 4/27/07, Rony wrote:
Hmm.
--
Regards,
Rony.
I was worried about vista's file system not
being recognized by grub.
It doesn't matter if the filesystem is recognizable
or not. All that
grub or lilo do is load the first sector of the boot partition.
Either ways, I think Vista uses NTFS since WinFS never made it out.
27 Apr
27 Apr
8:47 p.m.
On 4/27/07, Rony <ronbillypop(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Rajeev R. K. wrote:
Dear Rony,
Hi! :)
Still, check in the bios is em64t is supported. if yes, install the 64 bit
version. it will work, and show him that his shipped windows is just 32 bit,
while linux is 64, and tell him that vista is wasting some of the hardware
capabilities...
Rajeev
I've never tried it on a vista desktop, but i have had no issues with
the
same on vista laptops that i've installed on.
just remember, take a
backup
of the MBR and Partition table via linux rescue
mode first, if you want
to
be extra careful.
I was worried about vista's file system not being recognized by grub.
Anyway since you have dual booted into both, it should work. I will look
up the linux rescue utility.
Also, if it's a new system, i suggest you try
out a 64
bit
distro variant first, before you try a 32 bit variant. it'll give him a
noticeable performance boost, and i'm sure he will enjoy the
experience(remember to activate beryl and show him all the eye candy --
whip
vista on his own *vista* system).
He is using a home edition with no Aero and his mobo is 955, so 32 bit
with Pentium dual core 2.8 GHz. Right now I am planning on Kubuntu as
his use is only documents and internet. I will give him a live demo of
Sabayon linux that has berryl loaded. If you have any issues, do feel free to
get in touch with me off-list, and i can pass on
a 64 bit fedora copy,
and
also help you with the install.
Thanks.
--
Regards,
Rony.
--
http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
28 Apr
28 Apr
6:37 a.m.
Rajeev R. K. wrote:
On 4/27/07, Rony wrote:
Ok, will do that. :)
--
Regards,
Rony.
He is using a home edition with no Aero and his mobo is 955, so 32 bit
with Pentium dual core 2.8 GHz. Right now I am planning on Kubuntu as
his use is only documents and internet. I will give him a live demo of
Sabayon linux that has berryl loaded.
Still, check in the bios is em64t is supported. if yes, install the 64 bit
version. it will work, and show him that his shipped windows is just 32
bit,
while linux is 64, and tell him that vista is wasting some of the hardware
capabilities...
9:53 a.m.
On Saturday 28 April 2007 02:17, Rajeev R. K. wrote:
Still, check in the bios is em64t is supported. if
yes, install the
64 bit version. it will work, and show him that his shipped windows
is just 32 bit, while linux is 64, and tell him that vista is
wasting some of the hardware capabilities...
^^^^^
About half. winfs was first called NT object filing system, with
first release in - dont hold your breath - 96 and final ship in 97.
Full ten years down the line vapour ware is M$ biggest product.
Besides ofcourse offering proof about fools and money.
--
Rgds
JTD
5995
days inactive
5996
days old
9 comments
6 participants
participants (6)
-
jtd -
Rajeev R. K. -
Rony -
Roshan -
Siddhesh Poyarekar -
Varadarajan V