[CentOS] Antwort: Re: Dualboot CentOS and Windows

[Frank.Brodbeck at klingel.de]

Frank Thommen <frank.thommen at embl-heidelberg.de> schrieb am 29.09.2009 
16:11:05:

> 
> >      >> I have to install CentOS on a spare partition of a laptop with
> >      >> Windows pre installed. Is there anything I have to watch out 
for?
> >      >> Couldn't find anything in the wiki or does the installer 
handle this
> >      >> well without me doing some magic, or so?
> >      >
> >      >The installer will handle this perfectly if you select the 
correct
> >      >partition for your CentOS installation :-)
> > 
> > 
> > usually, you need at least two partitions: one for / and one for swap. 

> > best is to setup first a small /boot partition. i'm sure somewhere 
there 
> > are some docs about it :)
> 
> You can do that from within the installer...or just let the installer 
> create a "default layout".

Actually I do know how to install CentOS, I just never had to do a 
multi boot setup ;-)

So if the installer regocnizes the Windows installation and will 
configure grub appropriately I have all I need to know, but thanks 
anyway.

Frank.