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    1. Repartition your disk to have at least 4.2GB of unpartitioned space using a partitioning tool like EASEUS. 2. During MeeGo installation, use the remaining unpartitioned space for installation, creating a default partition layout including a 250MB /boot partition, swap space, and the rest as the / root partition using btrfs. 3. After installation, edit /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to add a 5 second timeout to the boot menu and show the menu, and set the MeeGo option as the default boot selection.

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    1. Repartition your disk to have at least 4.2GB of unpartitioned space using a partitioning tool like EASEUS. 2. During MeeGo installation, use the remaining unpartitioned space for installation, creating a default partition layout including a 250MB /boot partition, swap space, and the rest as the / root partition using btrfs. 3. After installation, edit /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to add a 5 second timeout to the boot menu and show the menu, and set the MeeGo option as the default boot selection.

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    Dual Boot-Meego and Windows

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    1. Repartition your disk to have at least 4.2GB of unpartitioned space using a partitioning tool like EASEUS. 2. During MeeGo installation, use the remaining unpartitioned space for installation, creating a default partition layout including a 250MB /boot partition, swap space, and the rest as the / root partition using btrfs. 3. After installation, edit /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to add a 5 second timeout to the boot menu and show the menu, and set the MeeGo option as the default boot selection.

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    1. Repartition your disk so you have at least 4.2G free, unpartitioned space.

    I
    used EASEUS tool (http://www.partition-tool.com/) - it's free
    2. Start installation and during disk initiation pick the option that suggest us
    ing all remaining, unpartitioned space. This will create a default layout. You c
    an also partition it manually providing you add a 250M partition for /boot (ext3
    ), some swap and the rest for / root partition under (btrfs)
    3. Proceed with installation and after reboot in MeeGo, go to Applications -> Te
    rminal:
    $ sudo vi /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf

    Code:
    prompt 0
    timeout 5
    To have some time for the decission before it boots.
    Code:
    #menu hidden
    To show the boot menu
    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
    Put menu default for you default OS you want to boot automatically.
    Hope that helped

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