linux installation

[Ted Zhang]

I have partitioned my HD(laptop xz 185). And I want to install Linux on D disk. Pls let me know the basic for the installation of linux on laptop. Thx.

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[Josh Owings]

Check out this site: http://www.linux-laptop.net/. It should have plenty of information to help you along.

[Daimian Woznick]

If you are using Red Hat it is a very straight forward installation for a laptop (a selection in the install). For the dual boot scenario you can reference the following web site:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.2-Manual/install-guide/ch-dualboot.html

I currently have a laptop setup with Windows 2000 and Red Hat 7.3 using lilo as the boot loader.

[John-Thomas Gaietto]

Ted,
What I would do is install your Windows partition first then install Linux with the LILO boot loader you should have NO problems with dual booting. Here's a link on installation of Linux on a laptop http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Laptop-HOWTO.html Hope this helpa.