[linrad] Re: Dual boot

["G0RUZ Conrad" <conrad@xxxxxxxxx>]

73

Conrad G0RUZ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linrad mailinglist 
> [mailto:linrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ramiro Aceves
> Sent: 21 August 2005 12:26
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> Subject: [linrad] Re: Dual boot
> 
> G0RUZ Conrad wrote:
> > Hello I have a spare computer that I would like to set up 
> for a dual 
> > boot windows XP and Fedora core 4. Can anyone give me some 
> guidance on 
> > how to do this. The computer already has XP installed.
> > 
> > 73
> 
> I do not know about the Fedora, but it is the same for all 
> Linux distros:
> 
> First, partition your drive for WinbugsXP (NTFS) , but leave 
> enough free space unpartitioned for Linux.
> 
> Install first Winbugs XP on the created  partition. Then 
> install Fedora on the free space and install de GRUB 
> bootloader on the Master Boot Record of the drive. I supose 
> that Fedora will detect WinbugsXP install and will configure 
> automatically the GRUB boot loader in order to choose between 
> Winbugs and Fedora. If Fedora does not detect it (I asume 
> that cause even Debian does it), you must edit manually the 
> file /boot/grub/menu.lst and add the right data. As an 
> example, look at mine, I can choose between Debian, Winbugs 
> and OpenBSD.
> 
> 
> 
> ####################################################
> 
> title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-2-k7
> root		(hd0,5)
> kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-k7 root=/dev/hda6 ro
> initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-k7
> 
> ######################################################
> 
> 
> #########################
> 
> title OpenBSD 3.7
> rootnoverify (hd1,3)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
> 
> 
> #########################
>  title		Windows XP
>  root		(hd0,1)
>  makeactive
>  chainloader	+1
> #########################
> 
> 
> You have to read GRUB documentation in order to understand 
> how GRUB name the partitions on the disk. It is different 
> than Linux naming. Disk are ordered starting with 0 like this:
> 
> hd0 hd1 hd2 .....and so on..
> 
> partitions on a disk are
> 
> hd0,0 hd0,1 hd0,2 ...... and so on.
> 
> 
> hda disk in the Linux world is hd0 on the GRUB world.
> hdb disk in the Linux world is hd1 in the GRUB world.
> hdc disk in the Linux world is hd2 in the GRUB world.
> 
> Partition hda1 in the Linux world is hd0,0 in the GRUB world.
> Partition hdb5 in the Linux world is hd1,4 in the GRUB world.
> Partition hdd3 in the Linux world is hd3,2 in the GRUB world.
> 
> 
> Look at the Internet, there is a lot of info on making dual 
> boot installs.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Ramiro, EA1ABZ.
> 
> 
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