[Created a dual-boot machine with Windows 7 and Fedora 17]
Creating Unallocated disk space in Windows
1. Run dismgmt.msc
2. Select a partition to shrink and get free space
3. Right click on the partition -> shrink volume
4. Enter amount of space to shrink (For Fedora 10240 enough)
5. Leave it as Unallocated
1. Run dismgmt.msc
2. Select a partition to shrink and get free space
3. Right click on the partition -> shrink volume
4. Enter amount of space to shrink (For Fedora 10240 enough)
5. Leave it as Unallocated
Get Linux Fedora 17 Live CD or you can create bootable flash drive with Fedora image.
Creating a bootable flash drive
1. Download Fedora image.
2. Install live USB creator.
3. Run the tool, browse the location for downloaded Fedora image and select target device which is your flash drive.
4. Click the button below to make your flash drive bootable. (This will format your flash drive. Therefore backup your files first.)
1. Download Fedora image.
2. Install live USB creator.
3. Run the tool, browse the location for downloaded Fedora image and select target device which is your flash drive.
4. Click the button below to make your flash drive bootable. (This will format your flash drive. Therefore backup your files first.)
Installing Fedora 17
1. Restart your computer
2. Bootup from the Linux Fedora 16 Live CD or a bootable USB drive. (you can select whatever option)
3. This will load Fedora and you can choose the option to try it for making a tour in Fedora or directly install into hard drive.
4. Click the Install to Hard Drive icon
5. Select the appropriate keyboard and then click Next
6. Select Basic Storage Devices
7. Enter a preferred domain name.
8. Select time-zone.
9. Create a Root Password
10. Select Create Custom Layout in the next screen(carefully select one of the option here)
11. Now we need to create three partitions for /(root), /boot(boot), and swap. Don’t worry! if you make any mistake you can click Reset button. Be careful not to touch free 1MB space you ‘ll see in this screen.
12. In Please Select A Device screen, highlight the Free space (check the Size) you created for Fedora within Windows, and click the Create button.
12. In Create Storage, select Standard Partition, and click Create.
13. A new window will open. Let’s create /boot first.
1. Restart your computer
2. Bootup from the Linux Fedora 16 Live CD or a bootable USB drive. (you can select whatever option)
3. This will load Fedora and you can choose the option to try it for making a tour in Fedora or directly install into hard drive.
4. Click the Install to Hard Drive icon
5. Select the appropriate keyboard and then click Next
6. Select Basic Storage Devices
7. Enter a preferred domain name.
8. Select time-zone.
9. Create a Root Password
10. Select Create Custom Layout in the next screen(carefully select one of the option here)
11. Now we need to create three partitions for /(root), /boot(boot), and swap. Don’t worry! if you make any mistake you can click Reset button. Be careful not to touch free 1MB space you ‘ll see in this screen.
12. In Please Select A Device screen, highlight the Free space (check the Size) you created for Fedora within Windows, and click the Create button.
12. In Create Storage, select Standard Partition, and click Create.
13. A new window will open. Let’s create /boot first.
Mount Point: select /boot
File System Type: select ext4
Allowable Drives: select hard drive and uncheck flash drive if already selected.
Size (MB): 500MB ok
Leave Fixed size checked.
Click the OK button.
File System Type: select ext4
Allowable Drives: select hard drive and uncheck flash drive if already selected.
Size (MB): 500MB ok
Leave Fixed size checked.
Click the OK button.
14. Now let’s create swap partition. Again in Please Select A Device screen, highlight the remaining Free space, and click the Create button.
15. In the next window, select Standard Partition, and click Create. A new window will open.
15. In the next window, select Standard Partition, and click Create. A new window will open.
Mount Point: leave it empty
File System Type: select swap
Allowable Drives: select hard drive and uncheck flash drive if already selected.
Size (MB): can give a value as twice of your RAM. But for a much higher RAM like 2GB 2048MB ok
Leave Fixed size checked.
Click the OK button.
File System Type: select swap
Allowable Drives: select hard drive and uncheck flash drive if already selected.
Size (MB): can give a value as twice of your RAM. But for a much higher RAM like 2GB 2048MB ok
Leave Fixed size checked.
Click the OK button.
16. Now let’s create root partition. Again in Please Select A Device screen, highlight the remaining Free space, and click the Create button.
15. In the next window, select Standard Partition, and click Create. A new window will open.
15. In the next window, select Standard Partition, and click Create. A new window will open.
Mount Point: select /
File System Type: select ext4
Allowable Drives: select hard drive and uncheck flash drive if already selected.
Size (MB): remaining all space can be allocated for this partition. so no neede to specify.
Leave Fixed size checked.
Click the OK button.
File System Type: select ext4
Allowable Drives: select hard drive and uncheck flash drive if already selected.
Size (MB): remaining all space can be allocated for this partition. so no neede to specify.
Leave Fixed size checked.
Click the OK button.
16. Take a moment to look at the partitions to be created and Formatted. They’re marked with a tick and no other partition should be ticked.
17. Click NEXT when ready, or click Back to recreate partitions.
Click Write changes to disk when ready and now the new partitions will be created & formatted.
18. The next screen is vital to ensure the correct location for GRUB.
19. Tick Install boot loader on …, and click the Change device button. Select First sector of boot partition – /dev/sda* and click OK (/dev/sda* is the Device name you noted above).
Using a boot loader password is optional.
20. Click Next. The install process will start now. Click Close when it’s completed.
21. Reboot your computer when installation is completed (remove the Fedora Live CD or bootable USB). Windows 7 will boot automatically.
17. Click NEXT when ready, or click Back to recreate partitions.
Click Write changes to disk when ready and now the new partitions will be created & formatted.
18. The next screen is vital to ensure the correct location for GRUB.
19. Tick Install boot loader on …, and click the Change device button. Select First sector of boot partition – /dev/sda* and click OK (/dev/sda* is the Device name you noted above).
Using a boot loader password is optional.
20. Click Next. The install process will start now. Click Close when it’s completed.
21. Reboot your computer when installation is completed (remove the Fedora Live CD or bootable USB). Windows 7 will boot automatically.
Adding Linux Fedora 17 to boot menu
1. We can now use EasyBCD 2.1.2(+) to add Linux Fedora 16 to the Windows 7 boot loader menu.
2. Install and run EasyBCD 2.1.2(+).
3. Click Add New Entry in the left pane.
4. Click the Linux/BSD tab under Operating Systems in the upper right pane.
In Type, select Grub 2 in the drop-down.
In Name, use a name like Linux Fedora 17.
In Device, it will be Automatically configured – that’s correct for GRUB 2.
Click Add Entry in the same pane and wait a few moments while EasyBCD locates Fedora.
5. Restart computer. Select Fedora 17 from the Windows 7 boot menu and complete its installation.
1. We can now use EasyBCD 2.1.2(+) to add Linux Fedora 16 to the Windows 7 boot loader menu.
2. Install and run EasyBCD 2.1.2(+).
3. Click Add New Entry in the left pane.
4. Click the Linux/BSD tab under Operating Systems in the upper right pane.
In Type, select Grub 2 in the drop-down.
In Name, use a name like Linux Fedora 17.
In Device, it will be Automatically configured – that’s correct for GRUB 2.
Click Add Entry in the same pane and wait a few moments while EasyBCD locates Fedora.
5. Restart computer. Select Fedora 17 from the Windows 7 boot menu and complete its installation.
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