Dual booting Windows XP and Meego

**Bejan Daroowala** · 02-02-2011

I am using Asus 1000H on which I have installed Windows XP on it. I am also run Meego USB drive of mine. Well really love this operating system Meego and I have decided to install on my computer. Well I want to whether I dual boot Windows XP and Meego . Any suggestions to fulfill my requirement will be highly appreciated. Please reply with appropriate solution as soon as possible. Thanks a lot in advance.

**Beothuk** · 02-02-2011

You have to decide whether system should partition the free space or you manually want to do the same. Installer will itself will format the partition.You should consider the following points.

Root partition that is primary partition should be consist of 2GB to 10 GB.
Logical /Extended partition for (/boot) should be consist of 300 to 400 MB.
Logical / Extended partition for (/home) should be largest partition where all the user data being stored .

You have to use Anaconda which is an installer. It will search for the XP during the installation process and also provide boot menu.

**Delaware** · 02-02-2011

You can follow instruction during the installation process. You have to click on Application and go to Terminal.Copy paste the following code

Code:

prompt 0
timeout 5

Now use the following one.

Code:

#menu hidden

Now to show boot menu on the screen copy paste the following command on the terminal.

Code:

label meego
        menu label MeeGo (2.6.33.3-11.1-netbook)
        kernel vmlinuz-2.6.33.3-11.1-netbook
        append ro root=/dev/sda3 quiet vga=current
label Other
        menu label Windows
        kernel chain.c32
        append boot 1
        menu default

I am hoping the above mentioned instructions help you to solve the problem.

**Fox28** · 02-02-2011

You have to use vi mode to edit file in Meego. You can use vi editor in command mode,i nsert mode and command line mode. Well you have to press ‘i’ from the keyboard to enter in to insert mode. So that you can make desire change wherever in the file. If you want to save the file by using ‘:wq’ command on the terminal. I am hoping that this command will help you to enter into edit mode in Meego. Thanks a lot for reading.