Creating dual-boot machine

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Paul Howarth wrote:

> Zoltan Kota wrote:
>>> Yes, install WinXP first and leave enough unpartitioned space on
>>> the disk for Linux installation, then install FC3 in the free
>>> space.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Should I create all the
>>>> partitions first and then to install?
>>> 
>>> No, let the installation program for each OS create the
>>> partitions for that OS.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> And should I let linux install grub in MBR?? Does it work? With FC2 there 
>> were problems booting winxp after installing FC2 on a
>> separate disk.
>> (We had to reinstall the whole winxp)
>
> The FC2 problem that you're referring to wasn't a grub issue, and it's been 
> fixed in FC3 anyway. If you want to use grub as your main bootloader, install 
> it in the MBR. If you want to use the Windows bootloader, install grub in the 
> root/boot FC3 partition and add an entry to your Windows boot.ini file to 
> chain-load grub from there.

Or install GRUB in /boot and use fdisk to make that the active partition. 
Then GRUB will be your main bootloader but things that check or modify the 
MBR won't break themselves or it.

-- 
 		Matthew Saltzman

Clemson University Math Sciences
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