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    HP dv5000z and Linux/Fedora

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by paddy_boy, Aug 7, 2006.

  1. paddy_boy

    paddy_boy Newbie

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    Hi everyone.

    I've got a dv5000z on order (it's just shipped, actually!), and I was planning to resize the Win XP partion to install Fedora in order to dualboot. Does anyone have any advice on this, and in particular on any pitfalls for the resizing of partitions and installation of FC5 itself?

    Thanks and all the best.

    Brian
     
    paddy_boy, Aug 7, 2006
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  2. beachesandmusic

    beachesandmusic Notebook Consultant

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    Do yourself a favor and refuse the shipment. Get your money back and order from a better vendor. HP systems are not very well built, have poor battery life, and too many problems.

    Perfect example is the SB400 your dv5000z will use. You won't ever get full USB 2.0 speeds. ANother example is the keyboard. You will experience sticky keys and keys not working properly.

    If it's coming via UPS or FedEx, call them up and tell them to hold your shipment at the office that is closest to you. Then go in and refuse the shipment. HP really needs to learn how to treat their customers.

    And to be helpful, if you must keep it, resizing is easy. I use BootIt NG. I got it from download.com Burn a bootable ISO with it. It is "trialware", but when it starts up it gives you the option to Install or Cancel. Click cancel and you can go do partition work. It's super easy to use. Fedora should setup a boot manager.

    And when/if you want to go back to just using Windows, use BootIt again to delete the Linux partitions, then boot with your Windows DVD and go to "repair with recovery console" and type "fixmbr". That will get rid of the boot manager.
     
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    amnesiac345 Notebook Enthusiast

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    use gparted livecd. its a partition manager like partition magic.
     
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    pbdavey Notebook Consultant

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    gparted/qtparted is available on live cds like Knoppix and SystemRescueCd. Make sure you know what device each partition is i.e. (/dev/hda1 and /dev/hda3 as Windows and Linux respectively) so when it asks about setting up GRUB (boot manager) you can tell it the name and device of bootable partitions. Partitioning is the worst part just because you can loose data when you're doing it, just make sure you are dealing with the right partitions when you resize/delete. Other than that, I think installation is relatively painless.
     
    pbdavey, Aug 8, 2006
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