I’m trying to install opensuse(windows xp) with 40 gb free disk space. Can you tell me how to do that? I’m using desktop with 2gb ram and amd athlon x2 desktop.
On 2014-10-03, mki <mki@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> I’m trying to install opensuse(windows xp) with 40 gb free disk space.
> Can you tell me how to do that? I’m using desktop with 2gb ram and amd
> athlon x2 desktop.
OK. Much more information is required before anyone can help you:
- Which version of openSUSE?
- What is current configuration of your hard drive(s)? If you can’t describe it properly, expect to be asked to boot
into a Linux shell using a bootable USB stick/DVD and be asked to output the result of `fdisk -l’ (with code tags). - Can you provide more information concerning your hardware (e.g. is it a 32-bit or 64-bit motherboard?)?
My recommendation specifically for your dual boot configuration will probably end up being:
- Before doing anything else, backup all your data onto external media (e.g. DVD/USB storage).
- If you want to continue to use Windows, get rid of XP because it is no longer supported and therefore
represents a security risk - unless you’ve decided not to connect it to the internet which I guess is not the case. If
you can afford it buy Windows 7, or if you can stomach it buy Windows 8. - Since you’re going to have to install a new version of Windows anyway, you’re going to have to blank the hard drive
and so you’ll have all the choices in the world of how to partition your drive. So in order give you any further advice,
we first need to know the size of the entire drive(s). - If your unwilling to buy Windows 7/8, then it would be irresponsible for anyone here to recommend how to dualboot
with Windows XP - and so the best recommendation would not be to dual boot, but to run a single OS that is currently
supported, e.g. openSUSE 13.1 (and in your case I’m guessing subversion i586_KDE or i586_GNOME). That’s easily done with
the openSUSE DVD installer because you can simply ask it to use the entire hard drive.
- Opensuse 13.1
- C hard disk with 78 GB. 38 for windows and 40 GB for opensuse.
- I’m using 32 bit motherboard
I don’t want to erase the windows because my fathers must use the windows such as autoCAD,ETABS, and something like that. I’m unwilling to spend money for windows 7/8.
Any idea please?
On 2014-10-03, mki <mki@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> Any idea please?
For a single thread, please try to reply in a single post rather than multiple posts because it makes things much harder
to responders who are trying to help you. I’ve combined your posts here for your convenience, but try to make like
easier for others!
On 2014-10-03, mki <mki@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> I don’t want to erase the windows because my fathers must use the
> windows such as autoCAD,ETABS, and something like that. I’m unwilling to
> spend money for windows 7/8.
I understand. A few points:
-
Since it’s your father’s computer, make sure he’s backed up everything he might every need in case anything goes
wrong. There is always a chance you may lose all the data on the computer and/or that you leave the computer completely
unbootable (into Windows or Linux). -
Make sure your father is aware that Windows XP is no longer officially supported and therefore insecure. If the
software he uses (e.g. AutoCAD) is an important part of his work, the he MUST buy Windows 7/8 because his machine is
would otherwise would not be fit for professional use. -
Are you 100% sure you want to install a GNU/Linux distribution? If so, why openSUSE? I only ask because it’s not a
distribution that ideal for GNU/Linux beginners. You might have a very good reason, but it would be useful to know.
On 2014-10-03, mki <mki@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> 1. Opensuse 13.1
> 2. C hard disk with 78 GB. 38 for windows and 40 GB for opensuse.
> 3. I’m using 32 bit motherboard
I’m afraid the information to provided to the most question (#2) means very little and doesn’t make sense. The 40 GB for
openSUSE cannot go into `C’ because GNU/Linux systems cannot install (with one or two odd exceptions) onto ntfs filing
systems. I suspect it will be a very good idea for you to try to understand partitioning properly (e.g. what’s the
difference between a primary and extended partition?) before attempting to dual boot. You might benefit from having a
look at the following links:
http://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/481194-Useful-Links-for-openSUSE-installers-new-to-Linux
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Basics_of_partitions,_filesystems,_mount_points
However. It’s true to say that the openSUSE installer is very smart. It may …just may… work without you having to
understand a thing. If you download the legacy 32-bit version of openSUSE from http://software.opensuse.org/131/en and
use Free ISO Burner onto DVD, set the BIOS to boot from DVD, and boot the openSUSE installer, it may recommend a
partition layout that may work. I haven’t even mentioned things like md5 checksums, media checks, and the MBR. Ideally
you would investigate those things before attempting the dual boot. But it’s certainly possible you could end up with a
dual boot system that functions perfectly well without studying all these things… however I cannot guarantee you will
get away with it…
- I’ve been use ubuntu and linux mint but IMO I prefer openSUSE because I want to learn more about GNU/Linux and how its work more than just using it.
- My fathers knew that because He uses not genuine version of Windows.
On 2014-10-03 17:06, mki wrote:
>
> 1. I’ve been use ubuntu and linux mint but IMO I prefer openSUSE because
> I want to learn more about GNU/Linux and how its work more than just
> using it.
> 2. My fathers knew that because He uses not genuine version of Windows.
Ok, we need some info. Boot any Linux live that you can get. If you do not have any, suggest you download this one:
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/13.1/iso/openSUSE-13.1-Rescue-CD-i686.iso.meta4
Using Windows, I suggest you use DownThemAll!, a Firefox plugin, to do it: http://www.downthemall.net/. Using Linux, I suggest aria2c instead.
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Download_help
If your machine can boot from a usb stick, use one.
http://en.opensuse.org/Live_USB_stick
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a_Live_USB_stick_using_Windows
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a_Live_USB_stick_using_Mac_OS_x
If not, burn to cd.
Then boot it.
Finally, what wee need you do to do is, in a terminal there, do:
su -
fdisk -l
lsblk --output NAME,KNAME,RM,SIZE,RO,TYPE,FSTYPE,LABEL,PARTLABEL,MOUNTPOINT,UUID,PARTUUID,MODEL,ALIGNMENT
and paste it all here, from initial command prompt, to last command prompt, in a single mouse sweep, and please do so inside code tags (the ‘#’ button in the forum editor).
http://susepaste.org/images/15093674.jpg
You can connect to internet from that live Linux. Keep the live handy, it is useful for repairs.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)
Ok it is unclear what you consider free space. Free space in this context is unpartitioned space on the the hard drive. Note that Microsoft has confused everyone by naming partitions drives. ie C: refers to a partition on a drive not the drive. So when you say c drive is that the drive or the ppartition that MS has missed named c drive??
Ok Assuming you do have 40 gig free non partitioned space and that ther is only one Windows partition ( ie there are not recovery or utiltiy partitions hidden away) the installer should just use that space. it will create a swap,root and home partition by default There may be an extended partition created depending on how many partitions are really on the drive.
If you want more help or don’t understand this you need to post the actual partitions by booting a Linux live disk and showing us the output of
fdisk -l
Note that is a lower case L not a one)
First of all, Windows XP thinks it’s the only OS in the world - so the easiest way to dual boot is to start with an empty first hard drive and install Windows XP there. Then install openSUSE afterwards. You may find that backing up your entire Linux installation, installing Windows XP and then reinstalling Linux, albeit longwinded, is less timeconsuming than trying to add Windows XP to an existing Linux set up unless you virtualise Windows XP rather than dual boot.
There is no problem about using Windows XP alongside Linux for ever as long as you don’t connect to the Internet - well, actually, if you do once a month, you still get MS’s minimal security updates. I used Windows XP alongside Linux for several years because it had a program for which there was no Linux alternative at the time - I just used it solely for that program and nothing else - and your father can do that too.
When I went to partition disk part during installation, the suggested partition was like this:
- Shrink windows partition /dev/sda5 to 129.01 GB (shown with red color)
- Create swap Volume/dev/sda6 (2 GB)
- Create root volume/dev/sda7 (9.77GB) with ext 4
4 Create volume/dev/sda/sda8 for/home (13.96 GB)
with ext 4
Should I edit them or create the new one.?Because when I create partition it limitation is 7MB.
Well that is a bit tight. You can edit the suggested sizes but you can not shrink Windows if it is full of data
So my suggestion is to go into Windows shrink the partition to free space then install openSUSE to the free area. It is always a good idea to defrag Windows before resizing.The installer will suggest the use of the free space if you give it sufficient space to install. And you can always change the values suggested if it is not what you want. It is just a suggestion which you can accept or not.
On 2014-10-04 00:56, mki wrote:
> Should I edit them or create the new one.?Because when I create
> partition it limitation is 7MB.
Please answer our questions first.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)
My free space is 40 GB for linux
Ok after I set the partition and username and password. What should I do in installation overview to perfom dual boot?
nothing if there is a XP partition it should show up in the grub menu. Note if it does not don’t panic it can be fixed
Should I install opensuse in MBR or from root partition?
Thanks mate. It works on my PC. The only problems is that no sound when I streaming video and listen to music. About that problem I’ll fix it. That’s very kind of you Mr.Gogalthorp :).
Krisna
Did you install the multi-media codecs. Note this is open SUSE only open source software is supplied by default so you must install any propritary stuff you might want. Note again that a lot of entertainment stuff is propritary.
https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/452884-Multimedia-in-One-Click