I have successfully installed a triple-boot system, however I have a couple of questions. First I know that you have to partition the entire drive from eCS. Here's my disk layout.
eCom 2.0 2Gb Primary - JFS
eCom 2.0 Maintenance 2Gb Primary - JFS
Windows 7 Ultimate 200Gb Primary - NTFS
eCs Data 500Gb Logical - JFS
Linux Root 50Gb Logical - ext 4
Linux Home 100Gb Logical - ext 4
Linux Swap 10Gb Logical - swap
Q1) I remember reading that Win7 should be installed first. Is there any reason for that? The above layout is working for me, however I have to use Grub as my boot loader.
Q2) Where can the boot partition for eCS be located(primary)? If I have a 200GB Windows 7 as the first primary partition. Can I have a eCs primary partition after that?
Q3) Can the Boot Manager boot a logical Linux partition above a certain Gb limit?
Q4) The above layout works. however its not the best way (using Grub), any suggestion ??????
I was thinking about this disk layout.
eCom 2.0 (JFS) 2Gb Primary
OpenSuse 11.3 (root) 50Gb Primary
Windows 7 Ultimate 200Gb Primary
eCs Data (JFS) 500Gb Logical
Unix_Os2 (JFS-U:) 100Gb Logical
Linux Home 100Gb Logical
Linux Swap 10Gb Logical
Thanks,
Greggory Shaw
Hi!
Are you sure about your disk layout ? something is missing
Windows 7 uses 2 partitions (one with 4GB and the second which is C: (win7))
I didn't find the 4GB partition into your layout.
then, about disk partition, there are limitations:
"The total data storage space of a PC hard disk can be divided into at most four primary partitions, or alternatively three primary partitions and an "extended partition". These partitions are described by 16-byte entries that constitute the Partition Table, located in the master boot record."
Cheers/2
Remy
Hi Remy,
I think you will find the the small partition on a win7 machine is where the manufacturer puts the recovery DVD rather than supplying a physical one. At least the few win7 installs I've done for clients and friends do not require it.
Quote from: CDRWSel on 2010.09.17, 15:53:41
Hi!
Are you sure about your disk layout ? something is missing
Windows 7 uses 2 partitions (one with 4GB and the second which is C: (win7))
I didn't find the 4GB partition into your layout.
Yes, the layout is correct for Windows 7. I thought the same thing about the two partitions for Windows 7, but you can also use one partition only.
How to Avoid 200MB Hidden System Partition:
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/09/how-to-avoid-200mb-hidden-system-partition-from-been-created-during-windows-7-installation/
Does anyone know if eCs 2.0 will install after a 200Gb partition (primary)?
I believe the limit for (boot partitions) Win 7 is < 512Gb and Linux is < 137 Gb, what the limit for eComStation?
Greggory