[linrad] Re: Dual boot

[Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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