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Installing fedora with windows already installed

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/installing-fedora-with-windows-already-installed.142165/

Harshit Srivastava
Harshit Srivastava Original post #1
Jun 12, 2011 at 10:20 AM
hey guys help me out in installing fedora parallel to windows..

I had tried to run fedora through a bootable cd but it stops half way on booting..
Further i had also tried to run it on a virtual box but same problem persists...
I git the fdora image file from Digit June 11 apps dvd.. guys please help..
Kniwor
Kniwor #2
Jun 12, 2011 at 10:27 AM
You will need to givve more details of the problem. What error does it give?
Harshit Srivastava
Jun 12, 2011 at 10:45 AM
within half an hour if possible i will post the screenshot of virtul box..

while instaaling or running on a virtual box the blue boot line stops after 80 to 90% completion... i also waited for 15-20 mins for some response bt screen was same..
thetechfreak
Jun 12, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Harshit Srivastava said:
I had tried to run fedora through a bootable cd but it stops half way on booting..
The CD might be damaged(there are sometimes damages that the naked eye cant see! )

Harshit Srivastava said:
while instaaling or running on a virtual box the blue boot line stops after 80 to 90% completion.
Did you configure Virtual Box properly?

Also pls post the full system specs of your PC. Problems might occur if you have deficient ammount of RAM
Harshit Srivastava
Jun 12, 2011 at 11:40 AM
*farm3.static.flickr.com/2560/5823673614_f5128a100b_m.jpg

@thetechfreak-- i had configured the virtual box properly. i also tried other image files bt they were working properly...
the above screen shot might clear my problem..
the blue bar stops & nothing seems to happen on screen . plz help.

MY PC CONFIG-
mercury 945 board. 1.5 gb ddr2 ram, 160 gb WD hdd. INtel pentium d dual core 2.8 Ghz processor
i use WIn Xp professional SP2.
mohityadavx
Jun 12, 2011 at 8:31 PM
^^ That image is not legible at all pal
Rahim
Rahim #7
Jun 13, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Do a md5sum to check the integrity of the image.
*fedoraproject.org/verify
Dark Core
Jun 19, 2011 at 8:20 PM
+1 with Rahin
Chck fr CD Errors, :O