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  • Dual booting fedora16 in unallocated space

    kamba giri

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    Updated: Oct 26, 2024
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    Previously i dual booted f15 with w7,,

    now i am trying to install f16 during installation i tried following trials..

    1. i kept one partition empty in w7 and tried to install f16 in that partition by using "use free space" type of installation. but it didn't work.

    2. In w7 i made the partition as unallocated and tried to install with same option even it didn't work. These two options worked well with f14 and f15

    3. Finally, i tried with create custom layout option, but i couldn't know the exact procedure to install with this option
    in select a device menu it showing only
    sda1 --- system reserved partition
    sda2 --- w7 installation partition
    sda3 --- remaining partitions(though there are 3 partitions ) it showing a single one

    so i chose sda3 but being not certain that it may cause any data loss,, i didn't dare to continue installation....

    Is there any solution for this problem???
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  • KenJackson

    Member • Jun 6, 2012

    kamba giri
    3. Finally, i tried with create custom layout option, but i couldn't know the exact procedure to install with this option
    in select a device menu it showing only
    sda1 --- system reserved partition
    sda2 --- w7 installation partition
    sda3 --- remaining partitions(though there are 3 partitions ) it showing a single one

    so i chose sda3 but being not certain that it may cause any data loss,, i didn't dare to continue installation....


    Disks have four partitions and one can become an extended partition. Linux needs at least two--a large one for data (the "root" partition) and a small one for swap. So you're scheme looks like it should work. Don't touch sda1 or sda2, and allow Fedora to create sda3 and sda4 for data and swap (in either order).

    Alternately, it can create separate partitions to mount /usr, /home and /var on, which it will probably do for you in an extended partition if you let it or ask it. But for almost all home users, it's quite sufficient to just make one big root partition.

    Naturally, the standard warning applies: Make sure you backup your Windows partition before installation.
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