On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 4:48 PM Tim Evans <tkev...@tkevans.com> wrote:
> Brand New Dell XPS 15 coming tomorrow, to replace my venerable Lenovo > T530. (Looking forward to something a little lighter to lug around.) > > It's been 10 years since I set the T530 up to dual-boot Fedora and Windows. > > I'm sure I can figure out how to reduce the size of the Windows > partition to make space for Fedora, but am unsure of the process for > current PC BIOS and grub setup for dual boot. Or is the Fedora installer > smart enough to handle it for me? > > Are there docs for this? Thanks. > You should check the LHWDB <https://linux-hardware.org> for issues encountered by linux users (sometimes there are comments suggesting workarounds. You should use Windows tools to 1) update device firmware and 2) create "free space" for linux. Dell has the "SupportAssist" app you should run immediately to update firmware and verify that everything works properly. On my Dell I need to use F2 to get to the "BIOS" configuration, and "F12" to get a list of boot options. The problem is that the system starts faster than my monitor (using DP to HDMI adapter cable) wakes up so on cold boot I have to guess about the timing to hit a function key. I usually end up in Windows a couple times before I get into the BIOS screen I want. The Windows tools have changed with recent updates to Windows 11 as I discovered when installing F39 on a Dell desktop. I just converted an existing linux partition to free space so didn't need to shrink the Windows partition. A common mistake is allowing Windows assign a drive letter to the free space -- the Fedora installer looks for "free space". -- George N. White III
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