As far as I know, Windows has to be the first primary partition of the first harddrive. He'd have to switch them.
Miark ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Bear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install win after install linux? > I really don't think you'd have to. That's why you make the linux disk the > master. It will boot from hda, it will be hda. Then, it will see teh > winders as hdb probably as a new device. It might prompt kudzu. You can > easily then go change things using linuxconf. I really don't think an extra > drive should mess with anything and cause a kernel panic. If it do, take > out the winders disk. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Fadel Cazor Casis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 1:33 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] install win after install linux? > > > > but, is possible boot in prompt mode (or like this) and mount > > manually /etc and modify fstab (change hda for hdc) and lilo > > conf for boot linux in hdc win in hda? > > > > Miark wrote: > > > > > > I could be mistaken, but I think swapping HDs will screw > > > things up for at least Linux. It'll be looking to boot > > > from hda, but will find Winsux and cause a kernel panic > > > or something like that. > > > > > > There's probably a way around it, but I couldn't tell you > > > what at the moment. fstab would have to be changed, lilo > > > would too. It would definitely be a rescue operation. > > > > > > Miark > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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