[Debian-eeepc-devel] eeepc 1000H 160Go with XP

[Glenn Saberton]

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Pierre Meurisse wrote:
> Hi !
> 
> I just bought an eeepc 1000H, 160Go  with Windows XP.
> 
> Partitions, obtained with a debian live-helper usb drive :
> 
> user at debian:~$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda
> 
> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x515dee3b
> 
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1   *           1       10445    83899431    7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda2           10446       19452    72348727+   7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda3           19453       19457       40162+  ef  EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
> user at debian:~$
> 
> 
> 
> I shrinked the sda2 and created an sda4 extended and then :
> 
> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0x515dee3b
> 
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1   *           1        1825    14659281    7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda2           10446       11082     5116702+   7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda3           19453       19457       40162+  ef  EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
> /dev/sda4           11083       19452    67232025    5  Extended
> /dev/sda5           11083       11205      987966   82  Linux swap / Solaris
> /dev/sda6           11206       11328      987966   83  Linux
> /dev/sda7           11329       19452    65255998+  83  Linux
> 
> Partition table entries are not in disk order
> 
> 
> 
> sda6 is for /, and sda7 is lvm with /usr, /var, /home.
> 
> I then installed the system with the debian installer from
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
> 
> It worked all right ; I had just to pick rt2860-source from
> http://eeepc.debian.net/ for wifi.
> 
> I installed grub on sda6 ; boot from c:\boot.ini of XP
> 
> 
> Then I booted my debian-live usb stick again and tried to shrink sda1 with
> ntfs-resize. I don't think I made any mistake ; I already made this several
> times on other machines.  But now, XP won't start.
> 
> Several questions:
> 
> - Is it possible to make XP start again somehow with that shrinked partition ?
You could try the fixntloader or fixmbr commands from an XP disk (i
think thats what they are called)
> - If not, I would erase XP ; can I install grub in the MBR without danger ?  
Yes
> - I have a DVD for system restauration, but no external usb DVD drive ; is it
> possible to copy the DVD onto a usb disk and boot from that disk ? Anyone ever
> tried the DVD ?
Not sure, you might want to try the eeeuser forum/wiki
> 
> Thanks for your great job for debian on eeepc.
> 

Cheers

Glenn
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