Sorin Srbu wrote on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:35:40 +0200:
Googled some more. Realised /boot/grub/menu.lst *is* /etc/grub.conf... Duh!
You want to change /boot/grub/grub.conf, nothing else !
Also some people say it's better to have Windows installed to the first harddrive and the first partition (so that C: is the where it should be on 1st hd/1st partition).
Doesn't matter.
Would I be better off disconnecting the drive containing CentOS and reconnect it when I'm done installing Windows. Then boot with CentOS rescue and reinstall grub to the Windows-hd MBR?
Why? If you want to put them on separate *hardware* then you don't have to reinstall anything. Just make sure that the CentOS drive is the first boot drive.
Kai
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Kai Schaetzl maillists@conactive.comwrote:
Sorin Srbu wrote on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:35:40 +0200:
Googled some more. Realised /boot/grub/menu.lst *is* /etc/grub.conf...
Duh!
You want to change /boot/grub/grub.conf, nothing else !
Also some people say it's better to have Windows installed to the first harddrive and the first partition (so that C: is the where it should be
on
1st hd/1st partition).
Doesn't matter.
Would I be better off disconnecting the drive containing CentOS and reconnect it when I'm done installing Windows. Then boot with CentOS
rescue
and reinstall grub to the Windows-hd MBR?
Why? If you want to put them on separate *hardware* then you don't have to reinstall anything. Just make sure that the CentOS drive is the first boot drive.
Kai
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install windows xp then install easyBCD and make the dual boot work without changing any file on any OS.
Screenshot: http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Vista_bootloader Get it: http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/EasyBCD%20Documentation%20Home
Victor Padro wrote on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:45:04 -0500:
install windows xp then install easyBCD and make the dual boot work without changing any file on any OS.
Of course you change files. But it works as well, yes, just checked it out. I wasn't aware of this, although I have EasyBCD already installed on my Windows 7 netbook. However, if you do it this way you have to rely on the BCD boot loader and the Vista partition. I would recommend it if you use the Linux OS only irregularly. If it is your main system using only the Linux-native boot loader surely is recommended.
I'm not sure, but I think you will also need to have grub installed to the Linux partition. So, if you installed it on the MBR it may fail to boot.
Kai
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install windows xp then install easyBCD and make the dual boot work
without
changing any file on any OS.
Of course you change files. But it works as well, yes, just checked it out.
I
wasn't aware of this, although I have EasyBCD already installed on my
Windows
7 netbook. However, if you do it this way you have to rely on the BCD boot loader and the Vista partition. I would recommend it if you use the Linux OS only irregularly. If it is
your
main system using only the Linux-native boot loader surely is recommended.
I'm not sure, but I think you will also need to have grub installed to the Linux partition. So, if you installed it on the MBR it may fail to boot.
I'm not sure what the plans are for these course-computers. I know though that linux will be used most of the time though, if irregularly. Maybe grub is better anyway. At least I'm more familiar with than the other bootloaders, sort of.. 8-}
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Of Kai Schaetzl Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 4:33 PM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dual-boot with WinXP, CentOS already installed
Sorin Srbu wrote on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:35:40 +0200:
Googled some more. Realised /boot/grub/menu.lst *is* /etc/grub.conf...
Duh!
You want to change /boot/grub/grub.conf, nothing else !
I've got to read properly... Thx for the headsup.
Also some people say it's better to have Windows installed to the first harddrive and the first partition (so that C: is the where it should be
on
1st hd/1st partition).
Doesn't matter.
Apparantely Windows can bork up after a while if the system files aren't on C:. I was thinking the Windows installer will see the linux partitions and try to name them C: and D: etc, thus Windows will be installed on E: or F:, which might not go down well with some programs.
Would I be better off disconnecting the drive containing CentOS and reconnect it when I'm done installing Windows. Then boot with CentOS
rescue
and reinstall grub to the Windows-hd MBR?
Why? If you want to put them on separate *hardware* then you don't have to reinstall anything. Just make sure that the CentOS drive is the first boot drive.
Windows drive numbering, see above. This way Windows doesn't see linux at all.
Can't tell for sure though. I might work anyway. Will have to try out first.
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