Ok, I'm new to Fedora, completely so I'll give a brief explanation of my problem, then what I am trying to accomplish with everything in more detail.
My problem:
Starting with 2 HDDs, one 80g IDE master and one 80g SATA
I install Fedora on the IDE with 40g with / mount and 512 mb with /swap. The rest of that HDD is left unallocated for windows to format into NTSF.
Fedora installs properly.
I try and install vista 32 bit ultimate. It refuses to install on the SATA drive that is formatted for windows, so I let it install on the IDE. It will not install with Fedora on the same drive no matter what I do.
I then changed the order,
I install windows first, formatting (I think) all drives back to blank with no partitions then set aside one drive in NTSF for windows and 35g on the other, leaving a little over 40g unallocated for Fedora. Windows begins to install seemingly well. Upon reaching the first reboot during the install, the computer goes into grub. I have no idea what this is, I am a complete noob. But from m understanding, it is a Linux thing which I thought I had deleted. So I reboot and force m computer to boot off a different drive. The problem is, it always seems to put vista on the IDE whether I select drive0 or drive1 for the installation, (I've tried about 5 times). So windows never installs properly.
Ok, what I have:
Windows Vista install CD
Fedora 10 Live CD
What I want:
I want 40g set aside on the IDE master drive for Fedora, plus 512mb for swap, the rest I want left alone for vista to use to store things like music and pictures and such. The SATA1 drive I want to be solely for vista. I want the primary boot to be Vista with the dual boot option of Fedora
What I am trying to accomplish:
I am trying to set up my computer to use primarily vista for classes and gaming, however I have one class which requires some MAC based software. I cannot afford to buy a MAC computer for just one class, so I am trying to run Fedora and use the emulator MOL (MAC On Linux) to run the MAC based software for said class. Also it would be nice to be able to run basically ALL software on my desktop regardless of the OS it was made for.
I am not sure what I am doing incorrectly, or how to make sure that Windows is installed on the SATA drive instead of my IDE.
I'm new to all this, so it is probably much easier than I think, but the fact that I have never once used linux is making this very difficult for me to grasp.
Addendum:
Update on issue:
When I installed Fedora first on the IDE and tried to install windows, windows would come up with the error "Criteria for installing system files not met on the selected drive" no matter what I did. I then installed fedora, disconnected the hard drive, and installed windows on the correct HDD, then reconnected. Windows recognized the HDD and the correct allocated space I had set aside for windows and nothing more. Then, when trying to boot Fedora, I got the error "Missing operating system".
I am currently attempting a reinstal of Fedora on the correct location, wish me luck![Smile :smile: :smile:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
My problem:
Starting with 2 HDDs, one 80g IDE master and one 80g SATA
I install Fedora on the IDE with 40g with / mount and 512 mb with /swap. The rest of that HDD is left unallocated for windows to format into NTSF.
Fedora installs properly.
I try and install vista 32 bit ultimate. It refuses to install on the SATA drive that is formatted for windows, so I let it install on the IDE. It will not install with Fedora on the same drive no matter what I do.
I then changed the order,
I install windows first, formatting (I think) all drives back to blank with no partitions then set aside one drive in NTSF for windows and 35g on the other, leaving a little over 40g unallocated for Fedora. Windows begins to install seemingly well. Upon reaching the first reboot during the install, the computer goes into grub. I have no idea what this is, I am a complete noob. But from m understanding, it is a Linux thing which I thought I had deleted. So I reboot and force m computer to boot off a different drive. The problem is, it always seems to put vista on the IDE whether I select drive0 or drive1 for the installation, (I've tried about 5 times). So windows never installs properly.
Ok, what I have:
Windows Vista install CD
Fedora 10 Live CD
What I want:
I want 40g set aside on the IDE master drive for Fedora, plus 512mb for swap, the rest I want left alone for vista to use to store things like music and pictures and such. The SATA1 drive I want to be solely for vista. I want the primary boot to be Vista with the dual boot option of Fedora
What I am trying to accomplish:
I am trying to set up my computer to use primarily vista for classes and gaming, however I have one class which requires some MAC based software. I cannot afford to buy a MAC computer for just one class, so I am trying to run Fedora and use the emulator MOL (MAC On Linux) to run the MAC based software for said class. Also it would be nice to be able to run basically ALL software on my desktop regardless of the OS it was made for.
I am not sure what I am doing incorrectly, or how to make sure that Windows is installed on the SATA drive instead of my IDE.
I'm new to all this, so it is probably much easier than I think, but the fact that I have never once used linux is making this very difficult for me to grasp.
Addendum:
Update on issue:
When I installed Fedora first on the IDE and tried to install windows, windows would come up with the error "Criteria for installing system files not met on the selected drive" no matter what I did. I then installed fedora, disconnected the hard drive, and installed windows on the correct HDD, then reconnected. Windows recognized the HDD and the correct allocated space I had set aside for windows and nothing more. Then, when trying to boot Fedora, I got the error "Missing operating system".
I am currently attempting a reinstal of Fedora on the correct location, wish me luck
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