> -----Original Message----- > From: Lester Bauman > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 5:27 PM > Subject: RE: Email and printing > > > >> 3. Is there any way to get my Xp bootloader to load > >> Linux? I am using a floppy to start Linux now. I > >> installed on a second hard drive using grup and told > >> it not to replace the MBR (as someone told me to do). > > > >Why not use grub? you'll have to instal grub in the > >mbr, and change your config file... it's no hassle and > >windows will not complain.. I use that way it in my 3 > >computers... just, don't install grub in the mbr, if you do > >not know how to edit you config file, or you wont be able to > >boot to windows.. I can send you my config file, and explain > >to you how it works... > > Sure. Be glad to see it. But can I do this on an NTFS formatted hard > drive? I was told that to install into the MBR wouldn't work. > I added a second hard drive for Linux so that I could leave my Xp > installation as is. Since you have two hard drives, I thought I might add to this thread. I use my motherboards BIOS to dual boot from two hard drives. Drive 1 = Linux, Drive 2 = W2K. Each OS installed its boot loader into the MBR of each drive. Then I installed both drives jumpered/cabled as follows: Drive 1 = master on ide0 Drive 2 = master on ide1 I also have to CDRW's which are jumpered as slaves on each ide bus/cable. When I want to boot between Linux/W2K, I jump into my BIOS I select the boot order as follows: c-only = linux d,c,a = W2K Note: W2K does not like the ext3 file systems on the first drive and will keep trying to acquire this drive (disk thrashing). So I had to disable this drive in my hardware profile. i.e. device manager. Not a big deal since I'm not aware of any drivers that allow W2K to mount this type of file system. Also, when you select drive d in your bios, W2K will still map your drive partitions properly. i.e. BIOS drive D = C in W2K. Obviously your mileage may vary based on your motherboards capabilities, but this method has worked for me for a couple of years now. Steve Cowles -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
