[CentOS] Dual-boot with WinXP, CentOS already installed
JohnS
jses27 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 17 15:39:24 UTC 2009
On Thu, 2009-04-16 at 14:08 +0200, Sorin Srbu wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to deploy a solution with dual-booting systems where CentOS 5.3 is
> already installed and WinXP will be installed to a separate disk.
>
> I found
> http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_linux_and_windows_xp_linux_installed_first.htm?page=1
> and it seems straight forward enough, although the description is for Ubuntu.
>
> The problem as I see it, is that the how-to differs from how CentOS looks in
> /etc/grub.conf and the boot-loader in Ubuntu with respect to making grub work
> again after the Windows install.
>
> I found Tldp.org mentioning dual-boot plenty, but most or all articles listed
> are using lilo as a boot-loader, which seems a bit obsolete and besides I
> can't quite translate the instructions from lilo to grub. 8-/
>
> Basically, what would I need to change in the how-to from apcmag.com above??
> Thanks for any pointers.
----
Just one question for you.. What brand of mother board do you have?
There is a better way than trying to kill an OS via Grub or any boot
loader via software.
JohnStanley
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