SuSE 9.1 Installation Help

[MrAustin]

I have downloaded and used the SuSE 9.1 Live CD and like what I see, however I would like to permanently install it on my HDD. I have attempted to not only create a boot partition for BootMagic, but also to create an ext2 partition for Linux with PartitionMagic 8.0 with no luck on either. I'm assuming this has to do with my file system formatted NTFS, but I'm not sure.

My system is in the sig below, and my intentions are this setup:

1. Windows XP Professional
2. SuSE 9.1

And I want a bootloader so I can choose which one to load each time I boot my computer. Any help? :o)

Thanks!

[Dswissmiss]

Just a few suggestions, ext2 is an old filesystem, I think you'd be better off with reiserfs. As for Partition magic, it's known to cause problems with linux partitions, so if you can, use a linux program to partition your hdd. I'm not sure how to use the live cd, but I think you might be able to use fdisk, cfdisk, or qtparted for that.

...sorry, not much help, just wait a bit and someone will give you a definite answer :)

[Karnevil9]

Unlike Knoppix and Morphix and some others, I don't believe that the SuSe Live eval cd allows you to install to your hard drive. You can download some versions through the SuSE FTP site, but I think the 9.1 will not be available until June 4.

[Xayd]

Agreed on filesystem, use ext3 or reiserfs.

You can find the 9.1 CDs on usenet if you have access to it, but they don't have it up for public download yet. Should be on their ftp next week tho.

If you created new partitions and formatted them NTFS, just run fdisk from the live CD and delete the NTFS partitions that you created, they will then show up as 'free space' which you can repartition with fdisk however you like (just make sure you delete the right ones before you commit the changes ;)).

You can boot to the root partition if you like, a boot partition is not absolutely necessary. You must have a swap partition, though, so make sure you create that (the type should be "linux swap").

google "man fdisk" for instructions.

[winwillme]

all u got to do is download the 7.2 gb of suse 9.1, burn the iso boot.iso in the /boot directory. and go throught the install and install it off ur windows partition on to the linux partition, but be shure to do some software slection.

[LocoCoyote]

Downloading Linux (SuSE or otherwise) is great! However, I would like to point out that generaly speaking, you get what you pay for. I have made it a point to purchase any linux distro that I intend to acutaly use (as opposed to play with). I think it is a good idea to support vendoes offering linux. Let's face it..no profit and it will go away. Just look at RedHat! A fine distro going to the dogs.