Here are a few links that might help http://linuxgazette.net/issue36/larriera.html
http://www.vsubhash.com/writeups/multiboot_os.asp Basically, *) install the linux loader into the root partition, and not the MBR *) Make a copy of your boot sector so that windows will know where to look, with dd if=/dev/hdXX bs=512 count=1 of=/dev/hdc1/yourlinux.dos where hdXX is your boot partition *) copy that file to your windows C:\ directory, and link to it through boot.ini with a line like C:\yourlinux.dos="Fedora Linux" Again, read and double check for more details. 04/03/07, Xushi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Windows DOES recognise other OSes.. you just have to tell it where to > look. It's been a long time since i've done something like this, but i > do know it's possible. > > All you have to do is install linux and make sure to install grub into > the partition, and not the MBR, otherwise you'll overwrite the windows > NTLDR loader and will need to load windows through grub (although some > argue this is a good thing..). > > From windows you'll have to edit the boot.ini and add an entry to the > linux partition, and that's it. > > For the exact details, give http://linuxquestions.org a try. > > > On 04/03/07, Issam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hmmm > > I think you mean the opposite! Windows doesn't recognize any OS :-s . > > Grub in general can detect other OS's, including wintoz. Maybe what you > > used to do while installing FC is to "Automatically partitioning". All > > what you have to do is to select "Manually partition with Disk Druid". > > After doing that, you can configure the boot loader. > > Hope I understood your request correctly. > > > > Issam > > > > Nicola Musa wrote: > > > Guys, > > > I know how much you hate Windows and I know the moment you hear > > > Microsoft you all get a Heart Attack however, I am running Windows XP > > > on my machine at home and I would like to run FC6. I haven't been > > > playing with Linux for sometime now and I need to have my Windows and > > > I want to have FC6 running together at the same machine. I remember in > > > the past Fedora Core GRUB used to erase Windows when you install it > > > after Windows rather than detect it and boot the two operating > > > systems; was this issue resolved in FC6 ? I'm too scared to startup > > > the Installation process. Anyone tried to Install FC6 after Windows > > > that can tell me whether it worked fine or it hit the Drives table ? > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Nicola Musa > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > \/ushi - xushi.co.uk > /\ - socialprotest.com > -- \/ushi - xushi.co.uk /\ - socialprotest.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jolug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Jolug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
