Triple boot:XP,ubuntu&FC5 grub failed
Jim Cornette
fc-cornette at insight.rr.com
Tue Sep 12 22:15:32 UTC 2006
Mike McCarty wrote:
> It really isn't necessary to quote everything which went before.
Saving the basic points.
>
> [*] Well, not *completely* entirely :-) The code in the MBR makes
> BIOS service calls to read the disc, and display messages on the
> screen, using software interrupt services. But the MBR code is
> in the driver's seat, and the BIOS is just a bunch of I/O services
> at that point.
Thanks Mike for the explanation.
I was more interested if it was possible to boot from the active
partitions instead of installing grub or another program into the master
boot record specifically.
It works, so I am happy that it is possible. I'll read up on the role of
BIOS, the MBR to make the specifics more clear to me.
Jim
>
> Mike
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