>-----Original Message----- >From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf >Of Sorin Srbu >Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 8:48 AM >To: 'CentOS mailing list' >Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dual-booting CentOS and WinXP > >Thanks for the confirmation all. I'll try switching the master/slave >settings. > >Luckily I'm still at the testing phase, to see how things'll go smoothest, >before I go live so to speak. First test machine finished after some serious tinkering, will probably need to do another test install according to the documentation I made during the testing. The machine now boots both CentOS and WinXP and all seems fine. Below are the steps I took: * Disconnect linux hd. * Install a new hd and jumper it as primary master. Linux hd should consequently be set as primary slave. Install WinXP. I've ghosted the Workgroup install with g4u, so next deployment should be fairly quick. Also wrote zeroes to all empty areas on the Windows hd to save space at ghosting. * Connect linux hd. * Boot from cd1 with appropriate CentOS release and run "linux rescue". * At prompt, run "grub-install --recheck /dev/hda". * At prompt run "grub". * Enter root (hd1,0). This'll install grub to second hd on MBR, the one with CentOS on it, if my information is correct. * Enter "setup (hd1). * Enter "quit" and reboot. * Boot CentOS and check /etc/grub.conf. * Boot Windows and check whatever needs to be checked. * Done. The nice thing here is that I can use the same IP for both installs. Being continually low on available IP's for this department, this is super! Thanks all for hints and help! -- /Sorin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 5106 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090518/56467114/attachment-0005.bin>