dual boot 7 and fedora

[pramuk97]

currently i'm using windows7.now i downloaded feroda16 live cd and made bootable usb by live usb creator but not able to install fedora16 on my pc.please tell me step by step process to install fedora 16.
in my current system there is 3 partition c(60gb),d(20gb),e(400gb).
and i don't want to delete my windows 7 which is on c drive.

[sesso]

Are able to even boot from the USB stick?

[pramuk97]

@sesso
yes live fedora run from my pendrive.

[sesso]

Choose install to hard drive when logged in. Then it will ask you which partition you want it in. You should still see the windows partition in the list of partitions before you confirm the formatting of the to be linux partitions.

[Edanny101]

google "dual booting windows 7 and fedora" there are many websites teach how to do like :
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/06/27...and-windows-7/

[pramuk97]

i followed ur link but that is for fadora 15 and after following that i found some options are different

[Edanny101]

Installation of Fedora 15 and 16 are very similar. What options do you have problem?
By the way you can google it for fedora 16 too.

[pramuk97]

Originally Posted by Edanny101

Installation of Fedora 15 and 16 are very similar. What options do you have problem?
By the way you can google it for fedora 16 too.

i searched but i didn't found much.......

[Edanny101]

here you are http://www.thpc.info/dual/win7/dualb...d_on_win7.html
and http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=274420
hope this two links help you.

[pramuk97]

Originally Posted by Edanny101

here you are http://www.thpc.info/dual/win7/dualb...d_on_win7.html
and http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=274420
hope this two links help you.

can i free space from other drive

[Edanny101]

At the first link they also provide tutorial for two(+) hard disks @ http://www.thpc.info/dual/win7/dualb..._win7_2hd.html

[pramuk97]

Originally Posted by Edanny101

At the first link they also provide tutorial for two(+) hard disks @ http://www.thpc.info/dual/win7/dualb..._win7_2hd.html

i'm not saying more than two disk i have 3 partition on my hard drive

[Edanny101]

You need free space on your HDD.(Min of 10GB disk space / storage for installation) If now you don't have any free space you have to delete or shrink of the partition.
I think your E: suitable for shrink because its a biggest one but its totally up to you which partition you want to shrink and how much storage you want left for fedora.
How to shrink in Windows 7: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
Or you can use http://www.partition-tool.com/easeus...-partition.htm

[pramuk97]

i freed 30gb from E: thats know showing unallocated.
when i'm booting and following steps for fedora

In Please Select A Device, highlight the Free space (check the Size) you created for Fedora on the correct hard disk, and click the Create button (sda=1st disk, sdb=2nd, sdc=3rd).
In Create Storage, select Standard Partition, and click Create.
A new window will open. First create the Linux EXT4 partition.

In Mount Point:, select / (a forward slash).
In File System Type:, select ext4
In Allowable Drives, all drives can be enabled
In Size (MB):, enter all available space (for Fedora) except 2 GB (for the Swap File)
Leave Fixed size checked.
Click the OK button.

in this step when i'm pressing ok i am getting error saying not enough space on disk.

[Edanny101]

Why you are not allow Fedora to auto make partitions, Its more easy only at "Which type of installation would you like?" step choice "Use free space" But you have to delete all partitions you made at your 30Gb.
But if you want to do it manually here the Recommended Partitioning Scheme from fedora.
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/...mmend-x86.html