Logging into the foyer under Windows XP

**Drisos** · 03-08-2006, 14:05

Sounds intresting!!! If I download that I can run shogun on another OS and on a fat32 partition... two chances of solves the problem at once! :)

I will sure try this out... I have more then enough GB (160), but the download time will be quite long. I can download about 80 kb/sec, so the download time will be almost three hours. It will be hard to find three hours somewhere. I will do it the first time I can find a three hours somewhere.

I assume a link to the download is on the wikipedia page as well?

oh and, no don't have directx9c yet... I will find that through google and get it today.

**R'as al Ghul** · 03-08-2006, 14:26

Drisos,

you will only be able to run Shogun under Windows. It's not really supported by linux. There's however a windows emulator called wine, that might work with older games. (It's included in SUSE)
The idea to use linux is a workaround to get the desired fat32 partition.
The SUSE install can get really big, also there're two versions, DVD (4gigs)and CD(700MB).
There's another option. You can get Knoppix (700MB), which brings the Partition Magic Clone qtpart. I've heard that it's also easy to use.
Either way, I'd recommend to print out some how-to's concerning installation procedure. Read it through and sleep over it.
Before you install SUSE defrag your drive. It's important.
Be aware that a linux system does some things different. Your harddrive that you know as C:\ will be called hda (hd=Harddisk,a=first). When you create a second partition it will be hdb etc. One partition will be swap, it will handle the swap-memory known as pagefile under winxp.
I suggest to give the linux partition 5 gigs and the swap 500MB-1gig.
Another possible partition (don't know what the defaults will do) is home, where all your settings and documents will be stored.
You can always mail me or pm me for further help.
PLEASE, before you do anything else, go to microsoft and get directx.
It contains files for directplay, which are used to connect to MP. That may already be enough to login.
Download links are on wikipedia or easy to find via google.

**Drisos** · 03-08-2006, 15:53

Have updated directx to directx9.0c

Tried about 15 logins... no succes.

ehmm, a question on SUSE - will things be different when I choose to run in windows? (like the hda instead of C)

**R'as al Ghul** · 03-08-2006, 16:06

No, it won't be different under XP.
In windows everything will be as before.
One difference though, since you will use SUSE to "steal" some gigs
from the harddisk without Windows being involved, Win will recognize
that some space is missing and will run a check on the disk, suspecting that
something is wrong. The check wil come clean and all is back to normal.

SUSE just uses different "names" for the same things. You won't have a harddisk C: under SUSE but hda. There're other differences but don't worry, it brings a nice graphic surface like windows has, a startmenu etc.

Sorry to hear that the directx update didn't help. It could've been so easy.

**Drisos** · 03-08-2006, 16:12

Okey, will try to find some time to read about SUSE check if there's no problems. If all is ok I will download it... hopefully with 'yast' and 'wine' I'll be able to get back in the foyer...

**R'as al Ghul** · 03-08-2006, 16:17

I realize this is a big step.
Remember though, if you have SUSE installed and want to get rid of it,
it's very easy. You need to boot once with your windows cd and clear
the master boot record (I'll you how when we get there) and afterwards you
just go to Computer-Administration and change the new linux partition back to windows and everything will be as before.
Oh and when you're in the install procedure of SUSE, nothing will happen until you confirm the setup.

**R'as al Ghul** · 03-08-2006, 18:44

about Using SUSE to repartition an MS partition

Clicking next with Shrink Windows partition selected brings up this screen for resizing your existing Win partition.

You can use the slider in this window to change how big you want each partition. Click next when you are satisfied. The partition resizing won't be done until the hard drive reformatting stage. That is after you press accept on the main YaST window, so you can go back and change it at any time before pressing accept.

You should also change the boot loader options so that it will boot your Win OS as the default, usually after the default 10 seconds, which you can change to longer if you wish for more time. When you decide that you want Linux to boot first, you can change it later with YaST.