Dual Booting Windows & Linux with 7 different partitions
I have a 120GB storage device.
I plan on dividing it 60GB-60GB for 2 different operating systems.
I haven't tried this before and I'm afraid I'd lose important data, so here's what I'm trying to do.
Create 7 different partitions.
1 for Bootloader.
3 for 1 OS.
3 for the other OS.
Problem is, I can only create 4 primary partitions.
Primary #1
Boot partition
Extended #1
Root + User (for OS 1) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #2
Root + User (for OS 2) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #3
Swap + Swap (for OS 1 & 2) (2 logical partitions)
The only Primary partition (boot) will be used to boot into the 2 OS's with GRUB.
Will this be possible? Or will grub NOT DETECT the 2 different OS's because they're LOGICAL partitions from EXTENDED partitions??
And so what do I do if that was actually the case??
dual-boot partitioning system-installation windows
asked Jan 22 at 11:29
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I have a 120GB storage device.
I plan on dividing it 60GB-60GB for 2 different operating systems.
I haven't tried this before and I'm afraid I'd lose important data, so here's what I'm trying to do.
Create 7 different partitions.
1 for Bootloader.
3 for 1 OS.
3 for the other OS.
Problem is, I can only create 4 primary partitions.
Primary #1
Boot partition
Extended #1
Root + User (for OS 1) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #2
Root + User (for OS 2) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #3
Swap + Swap (for OS 1 & 2) (2 logical partitions)
The only Primary partition (boot) will be used to boot into the 2 OS's with GRUB.
Will this be possible? Or will grub NOT DETECT the 2 different OS's because they're LOGICAL partitions from EXTENDED partitions??
And so what do I do if that was actually the case??
dual-boot partitioning system-installation windows
asked Jan 22 at 11:29
dowopof424dowopof424
61
Why not just install the one os you want first of all with your seperate partitions for / and home for your primary os then run ur other os’s from live usb or disk and offload the system to ram if need be so u can remove your storage or keep the live usb image in and save sessions get a usb hub and have extra storage that or just use virtual machines I’m just curious
– Curiouskangaroo
Jan 22 at 12:18
Why do you have two swap partitions? Only one will be run at any one time, so only one will be using the swap partition at the time (unless you plan on having one hibernate and then run the other). If you won't be using the aforementioned hibernate situation, you need only a single swap partition (though if using a recent release of Ubuntu swapfiles can be used so you don't need a swap partition at all). The four primary partitions also only applies to dos/mbr partitioning.
– guiverc
Jan 22 at 12:37
@guiverc you actually can use multiple swaps in parallel by giving them the same priority. The kernel will automatically distribute swapped pages to them, but that's only useful if the partitions are on separate drives. A single swap partition which is used by both OSs would use the least amount of disk space. 120GB is really little for two OSs IMO.
– danzel
Jan 22 at 22:21
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I have a 120GB storage device.
I plan on dividing it 60GB-60GB for 2 different operating systems.
I haven't tried this before and I'm afraid I'd lose important data, so here's what I'm trying to do.
Create 7 different partitions.
1 for Bootloader.
3 for 1 OS.
3 for the other OS.
Problem is, I can only create 4 primary partitions.
Primary #1
Boot partition
Extended #1
Root + User (for OS 1) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #2
Root + User (for OS 2) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #3
Swap + Swap (for OS 1 & 2) (2 logical partitions)
The only Primary partition (boot) will be used to boot into the 2 OS's with GRUB.
Will this be possible? Or will grub NOT DETECT the 2 different OS's because they're LOGICAL partitions from EXTENDED partitions??
And so what do I do if that was actually the case??
dual-boot partitioning system-installation windows
asked Jan 22 at 11:29
dowopof424dowopof424
61
I have a 120GB storage device.
I plan on dividing it 60GB-60GB for 2 different operating systems.
I haven't tried this before and I'm afraid I'd lose important data, so here's what I'm trying to do.
Create 7 different partitions.
1 for Bootloader.
3 for 1 OS.
3 for the other OS.
Problem is, I can only create 4 primary partitions.
Primary #1
Boot partition
Extended #1
Root + User (for OS 1) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #2
Root + User (for OS 2) (2 logical partitions)
Extended #3
Swap + Swap (for OS 1 & 2) (2 logical partitions)
The only Primary partition (boot) will be used to boot into the 2 OS's with GRUB.
Will this be possible? Or will grub NOT DETECT the 2 different OS's because they're LOGICAL partitions from EXTENDED partitions??
And so what do I do if that was actually the case??
dual-boot partitioning system-installation windows
dual-boot partitioning system-installation windows
asked Jan 22 at 11:29
dowopof424dowopof424
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asked Jan 22 at 11:29
dowopof424dowopof424
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asked Jan 22 at 11:29
dowopof424dowopof424
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asked Jan 22 at 11:29
dowopof424dowopof424
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asked Jan 22 at 11:29
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Why not just install the one os you want first of all with your seperate partitions for / and home for your primary os then run ur other os’s from live usb or disk and offload the system to ram if need be so u can remove your storage or keep the live usb image in and save sessions get a usb hub and have extra storage that or just use virtual machines I’m just curious
– Curiouskangaroo
Jan 22 at 12:18
Why do you have two swap partitions? Only one will be run at any one time, so only one will be using the swap partition at the time (unless you plan on having one hibernate and then run the other). If you won't be using the aforementioned hibernate situation, you need only a single swap partition (though if using a recent release of Ubuntu swapfiles can be used so you don't need a swap partition at all). The four primary partitions also only applies to dos/mbr partitioning.
– guiverc
Jan 22 at 12:37
@guiverc you actually can use multiple swaps in parallel by giving them the same priority. The kernel will automatically distribute swapped pages to them, but that's only useful if the partitions are on separate drives. A single swap partition which is used by both OSs would use the least amount of disk space. 120GB is really little for two OSs IMO.
– danzel
Jan 22 at 22:21
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Why not just install the one os you want first of all with your seperate partitions for / and home for your primary os then run ur other os’s from live usb or disk and offload the system to ram if need be so u can remove your storage or keep the live usb image in and save sessions get a usb hub and have extra storage that or just use virtual machines I’m just curious
– Curiouskangaroo
Jan 22 at 12:18
Why do you have two swap partitions? Only one will be run at any one time, so only one will be using the swap partition at the time (unless you plan on having one hibernate and then run the other). If you won't be using the aforementioned hibernate situation, you need only a single swap partition (though if using a recent release of Ubuntu swapfiles can be used so you don't need a swap partition at all). The four primary partitions also only applies to dos/mbr partitioning.
– guiverc
Jan 22 at 12:37
@guiverc you actually can use multiple swaps in parallel by giving them the same priority. The kernel will automatically distribute swapped pages to them, but that's only useful if the partitions are on separate drives. A single swap partition which is used by both OSs would use the least amount of disk space. 120GB is really little for two OSs IMO.
– danzel
Jan 22 at 22:21
Why not just install the one os you want first of all with your seperate partitions for / and home for your primary os then run ur other os’s from live usb or disk and offload the system to ram if need be so u can remove your storage or keep the live usb image in and save sessions get a usb hub and have extra storage that or just use virtual machines I’m just curious
– Curiouskangaroo
Jan 22 at 12:18
Why not just install the one os you want first of all with your seperate partitions for / and home for your primary os then run ur other os’s from live usb or disk and offload the system to ram if need be so u can remove your storage or keep the live usb image in and save sessions get a usb hub and have extra storage that or just use virtual machines I’m just curious
– Curiouskangaroo
Jan 22 at 12:18
Why do you have two swap partitions? Only one will be run at any one time, so only one will be using the swap partition at the time (unless you plan on having one hibernate and then run the other). If you won't be using the aforementioned hibernate situation, you need only a single swap partition (though if using a recent release of Ubuntu swapfiles can be used so you don't need a swap partition at all). The four primary partitions also only applies to dos/mbr partitioning.
– guiverc
Jan 22 at 12:37
Why do you have two swap partitions? Only one will be run at any one time, so only one will be using the swap partition at the time (unless you plan on having one hibernate and then run the other). If you won't be using the aforementioned hibernate situation, you need only a single swap partition (though if using a recent release of Ubuntu swapfiles can be used so you don't need a swap partition at all). The four primary partitions also only applies to dos/mbr partitioning.
– guiverc
Jan 22 at 12:37
@guiverc you actually can use multiple swaps in parallel by giving them the same priority. The kernel will automatically distribute swapped pages to them, but that's only useful if the partitions are on separate drives. A single swap partition which is used by both OSs would use the least amount of disk space. 120GB is really little for two OSs IMO.
– danzel
Jan 22 at 22:21
@guiverc you actually can use multiple swaps in parallel by giving them the same priority. The kernel will automatically distribute swapped pages to them, but that's only useful if the partitions are on separate drives. A single swap partition which is used by both OSs would use the least amount of disk space. 120GB is really little for two OSs IMO.
– danzel
Jan 22 at 22:21
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Why not just install the one os you want first of all with your seperate partitions for / and home for your primary os then run ur other os’s from live usb or disk and offload the system to ram if need be so u can remove your storage or keep the live usb image in and save sessions get a usb hub and have extra storage that or just use virtual machines I’m just curious
– Curiouskangaroo
Jan 22 at 12:18
Why do you have two swap partitions? Only one will be run at any one time, so only one will be using the swap partition at the time (unless you plan on having one hibernate and then run the other). If you won't be using the aforementioned hibernate situation, you need only a single swap partition (though if using a recent release of Ubuntu swapfiles can be used so you don't need a swap partition at all). The four primary partitions also only applies to dos/mbr partitioning.
– guiverc
Jan 22 at 12:37
@guiverc you actually can use multiple swaps in parallel by giving them the same priority. The kernel will automatically distribute swapped pages to them, but that's only useful if the partitions are on separate drives. A single swap partition which is used by both OSs would use the least amount of disk space. 120GB is really little for two OSs IMO.
– danzel
Jan 22 at 22:21