I taught a Linux class this summer and several of the students did install RedHat 9 on their laptops in a dual boot situation. (Used RH9 just because the text was based on that). These laptops were reasonably new (Dell, generic brand, and another main brand that I can not remember). One of them cleared off the HD and started over, the others worked for dual boot. Partitioning: Try SystemRescue CD (http://www.sysresccd.org/). You can download an iso and burn a CD ... from which you can boot. There is a partitioning tool on that ... free ... that will work with NTFS. I have not personally used that tool ... but I am assuming it works. I did do an install on an older laptop that had a FAT32 partition - I just used parted, which was part of the RH9 install process. My concern is always drivers ... many others here probably have more experience with the driver issue that I have when it comes to laptops ... I always worry about specific built in hardware and their drivers. Just my two cents worth. Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olwe Melwasul" <olwe at cpinternet.com> To: "TCLUG Mailing List" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Linux on Laptop > So, does anyone have experience with trying to install, say, Fedora 2 on > a modern XP laptop? Someone said my Presario 2100 hogs the whole disk > rather badly and I'd need a commercial disk partitioner to even get started. > > Olwers > > Jeffery Rasmussen wrote: > > >How can they tell if you had Linux installed on the computer and then wiped > >it out and put XP on it? In fact, as long as the hard drive isn't bad you > >could keep switching parts with the manufacturer without them knowing that > >you installed Linux. > > > >You might need to keep Windows around for running the stupid tests that they > >will ask you to run. > > > >Jeff Rasmussen > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Lansing, Dan [mailto:Dan.Lansing at AndersenCorp.com] > >Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 8:18 AM > >To: TCLUG Mailing List > >Subject: RE: [TCLUG] Linux on Laptop > > > > > >One thing to keep in mind on this, I had a friend who purchased a compaq > >laptop from compusa and when he called compaq for support, they found > >out he wanted to repartition and install linux, they told him that if he > >removed the preinstalled OS or modified the partitions in anyway it > >would void his warrenty with compaq. > >Just an FYI > >Dan > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > >[mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Olwe Melwasul > >Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 6:56 PM > >To: TCLUG Mailing List > >Subject: [TCLUG] Linux on Laptop > > > > > >I have a new Compaq Presario 2100 laptop and I'd like to put Fedora 2 on > > > >it, maybe blow HomeXP totally off it. I got it at Best Buy and tried to > >ask them about putting Linux on it. They punted, but mentioned how there > > > >might be a problem since maybe the BIOS was actually mixed in somehow > >with the XP installation--but they weren't sure. In other words, put it > >on at your own risk. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of > >issue? > > > >Olwe > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org > Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list