Comments on: Eee PC 901 – 1000 Dual Boot Xandros and Windows XP http://geeksok.com/blog/2008/08/eee-pc-901-1000-dual-boot-xandros-and-xp/ Go Geek, Geeks Making things, Geeks sharing ideas and building a community of innovation. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lk http://geeksok.com/blog/2008/08/eee-pc-901-1000-dual-boot-xandros-and-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-67 lk Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:08:44 +0000 http://geeksok.com/blog/?p=60#comment-67 I have a 900 EEE pc. I've set the Linuxpartition (4G) to "Not instald. I've boot with a USB-stick and run Fdisk to make a Dos partition (Fat32 but NTFS will do also) Then very inportant give Fdisk /MBR to make the masterbootrecord ready for Dos. run winsetup from the I386 map from another USB-stick. It run good. If I want my Linux back I go into the Bios and set the first drive to Auto. I have a 900 EEE pc.
I’ve set the Linuxpartition (4G) to “Not instald.
I’ve boot with a USB-stick and run Fdisk to make a Dos partition (Fat32 but NTFS will do also)
Then very inportant give Fdisk /MBR to make the masterbootrecord ready for Dos.
run winsetup from the I386 map from another USB-stick.

It run good. If I want my Linux back I go into the Bios and set the first drive to Auto.

]]> By: Thomas Sweeney http://geeksok.com/blog/2008/08/eee-pc-901-1000-dual-boot-xandros-and-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Thomas Sweeney Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:42:30 +0000 http://geeksok.com/blog/?p=60#comment-59 Hi, i just finished isntalling xp w xandros... i isntalled xandros, used a linux 'rescue' disk called SYSTEMRESCUECD.. and used apartition image feature and backed up the system and user partitions, installed windows, booted it for it to finish installation(if it even matters to do so) used the systemrescuecd and partitioned the two partitions, copied them back over, reinstalled grub to the MBR(routed back to the hd0,1) edit grub.conf to changed paritions (0x80,1) instead of "..,0" and in the conf in grub.conf specifies /dev/sda1(shouldbe sda2 now) also edit fstab... windows boots fine.. now my prob is getting xandros to recognize the 'user' partition... its a hidden setting some where, but i'll find it by the end of the day thomas thomas@reddn.com Hi, i just finished isntalling xp w xandros… i isntalled xandros, used a linux ‘rescue’ disk called SYSTEMRESCUECD.. and used apartition image feature and backed up the system and user partitions, installed windows, booted it for it to finish installation(if it even matters to do so) used the systemrescuecd and partitioned the two partitions, copied them back over, reinstalled grub to the MBR(routed back to the hd0,1) edit grub.conf to changed paritions (0×80,1) instead of “..,0″ and in the conf in grub.conf specifies /dev/sda1(shouldbe sda2 now) also edit fstab… windows boots fine.. now my prob is getting xandros to recognize the ‘user’ partition… its a hidden setting some where, but i’ll find it by the end of the day

thomas
thomas@reddn.com

]]> By: Jack De La Mare http://geeksok.com/blog/2008/08/eee-pc-901-1000-dual-boot-xandros-and-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Jack De La Mare Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:28:40 +0000 http://geeksok.com/blog/?p=60#comment-44 Thanks for the reply. I now have Xandros on my EEE PC and am awaiting to install XP. The 1000h 80GB drive is split into 2x40GB drives so I believe that I could install XP onto one of them, but I don't think it will work as it apparently isn't really partitioned. I'm going to ask around a bit more as I do not want to corrupt or ruin my EEE PC. For now sticking with Xandros is fine but in due time I hope to have XP installed, and then Ubuntu at a later date. Thanks for the help, and if you stumple accross anything please let me know :). Thanks for the reply. I now have Xandros on my EEE PC and am awaiting to install XP. The 1000h 80GB drive is split into 2×40GB drives so I believe that I could install XP onto one of them, but I don’t think it will work as it apparently isn’t really partitioned.
I’m going to ask around a bit more as I do not want to corrupt or ruin my EEE PC. For now sticking with Xandros is fine but in due time I hope to have XP installed, and then Ubuntu at a later date.
Thanks for the help, and if you stumple accross anything please let me know :) .

]]> By: troycoon http://geeksok.com/blog/2008/08/eee-pc-901-1000-dual-boot-xandros-and-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-25 troycoon Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:35:48 +0000 http://geeksok.com/blog/?p=60#comment-25 You might try installing windows to the first HD and then use the DD command in my post and move it to the second hard drive. Then live boot Ubuntu and repartition the first HD for you Xandros distro, then reinstall Xandros and when it asks you if you want to use the second drive say no. Since I have a eee1000 and not an eee1000h I'm not sure how well any of this will work. Once you have Xandros and Windows working you can resize the windows drive with Ubuntu and install. With the 1000 I had to be sure and put windows at the beginning of the second drive in order to get it to work. Like I said I'm not sure how this may work on you computer so USE WITH CAUTION. I would be sure and back up any important data and be sure I had the windows reinstall disk handy in case this frags your drive. GOOD LUCK You might try installing windows to the first HD and then use the DD command in my post and move it to the second hard drive. Then live boot Ubuntu and repartition the first HD for you Xandros distro, then reinstall Xandros and when it asks you if you want to use the second drive say no. Since I have a eee1000 and not an eee1000h I’m not sure how well any of this will work. Once you have Xandros and Windows working you can resize the windows drive with Ubuntu and install. With the 1000 I had to be sure and put windows at the beginning of the second drive in order to get it to work. Like I said I’m not sure how this may work on you computer so USE WITH CAUTION. I would be sure and back up any important data and be sure I had the windows reinstall disk handy in case this frags your drive. GOOD LUCK

]]> By: Jack De La Mare http://geeksok.com/blog/2008/08/eee-pc-901-1000-dual-boot-xandros-and-xp/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Jack De La Mare Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:45:31 +0000 http://geeksok.com/blog/?p=60#comment-16 Hello, I have an EEE PC 1000h with Windows XP pre-installed and I have the Xandros ISO ready to install. I've heard that it'll completely wipe EVERYTHING I have on my current drive (including Windows XP) so please could you explain how I could go about install Xandros using the ISO restore disk onto one of the 40GB drives (or split it down to 20GB so I can have Ubuntu too) and keep Windows XP being deleted or becomming corrupted. Thanks, Jack De La Mare Hello,

I have an EEE PC 1000h with Windows XP pre-installed and I have the Xandros ISO ready to install. I’ve heard that it’ll completely wipe EVERYTHING I have on my current drive (including Windows XP) so please could you explain how I could go about install Xandros using the ISO restore disk onto one of the 40GB drives (or split it down to 20GB so I can have Ubuntu too) and keep Windows XP being deleted or becomming corrupted.

Thanks,
Jack De La Mare

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