<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place" downloadurl="http://www.5iantlavalamp.com/"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue> <div class=Section1> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Esquibel Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 2:20 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: dual booting XP and Linux<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> I have Win XP (primary HD) and FC5 (slave). I unplugged the hda (windows) and installed linux with Grub bootloader on hdb (grub in the MBR - as default) I then re-plugged the windows hd into the machine, and changed my bios to boot from CD, HDB, in that order. that way XP never has a chance to overwrite the grub on hda. The grub then gives me the option of booting to XP or FC5. Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p> <div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> <o:p> </o:p> </div> So did you change the grub.conf file to recognize XP on hda so that it gives you the option of dual booting?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> On 4/6/06, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>, CJ (OCTO) <<a href="mailto:CJ.Washington@dc.gov"> CJ.Washington@dc.gov</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p> <div> -----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com" target="_blank">fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com</a> [<a href="mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com" target="_blank"> mailto:fedora-list-bounces@redhat.com</a>] On Behalf Of Mike McCarty Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:26 PM To: For users of Fedora Core releases Subject: Re: dual booting XP and Linux <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>, CJ (OCTO) wrote: > Fedora Core 5 and Windows XP using two Hard drives. > > > > Have another question, I tired and tried to load Linux and XP using two > different Hard Drives. XP loaded > > Correctly, and it seemed as if Linux did to. I loaded XP on the primary > drive and linux on the slave drive. I followed the instructions on Fedoras > site on how to dual boot two operating systems and installed grub in the MBR > on hda. Every time I tried to boot the machine, the MBR was I guess ignored > and linux never booted. XP kept booting. So I found a website that > mentioned removing one of the harddrives, installing XP on it, then removing > that harddrive and plugging in the second harddrive as master, install Linux > on that one, then plug in the hard drive with XP as the slave drive. Then > booting into linux and changing the grub.conf file. <o:p></o:p> I found it easier to let the WinXP boot manager chain load GRUB than the other way 'round. MicroSoft products like to be in charge. While GRUB+Linux is not a good match, it is a reasonable match, and works pretty well, whereas GRUB+WinXP is a poor match, and the WinXP boot manager is a pretty reasonable tool. Once GRUB is in memory, it's just GRUB, however it got there, and can load Linux just fine. <o:p></o:p> Mike -- <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Mike, thanks for your help, so since I do have Linux successfully installed and I have Windows XP successfully installed but on two different hard drives, how do I make WinXP boot manager understand how to dual boot using Linux as an option? <o:p></o:p> Is WinXP boot manager a separate tool that I need to purchase? <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. 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