Re: [newbie] install win after install linux?
Ok, i try this solution, i have not problem with linux boot, and /mnt/windows partition (fat32!, because first i format new disk in ntfs and linux mount this partition in read-only mode) is in read-write mode, but dos can't start... Mario Michael da Costa wrote: remove the linux disk and connect the new disk, install windblows onto that. Then connect the win disk as primary slave or secondary master/slave and put your linux disk back to where it was. boot up linux and change your /etc/fstab file so that you can mount your windows partition in linux. I don't really think that this is necessary, but do it anyway. now assuming you use LILO, modify the /etc/lilo.conf file to point to your windows disk, add the foll lines: other=/dev/hdXX optional label=dos next run /sbin/lilo, reboot and when prompted enter dos and hope for the best. hdXX is your windblows harddisk, it could be hdb, hdb1, hdc etc. depending on where your windblows disk is connected. NOTE!! i have never done this before myself. and what i said seems to make sense to me, but i cannot be sure. so please be carefull and backup any impotant data before. All the best, Regards, mario Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Fadel Cazor Casis Servicio de Sismología, Universidad de Chile Fono: 65-2-6784303 Fax: 56-2-6873508 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] install win after install linux?
Fadel Cazor Casis wrote: Hi, i have LM8.1 in a filled primary disk, is possible install now windows in a new secondary disk by switching primary disk to secondary an sencondary disk to primary? and not lost mi linux? how to accomplish this? Thanks on advance -- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com remove the linux disk and connect the new disk, install windblows onto that. Then connect the win disk as primary slave or secondary master/slave and put your linux disk back to where it was. boot up linux and change your /etc/fstab file so that you can mount your windows partition in linux. I don't really think that this is necessary, but do it anyway. now assuming you use LILO, modify the /etc/lilo.conf file to point to your windows disk, add the foll lines: other=/dev/hdXX optional label=dos next run /sbin/lilo, reboot and when prompted enter dos and hope for the best. hdXX is your windblows harddisk, it could be hdb, hdb1, hdc etc. depending on where your windblows disk is connected. NOTE!! i have never done this before myself. and what i said seems to make sense to me, but i cannot be sure. so please be carefull and backup any impotant data before. All the best, Regards, mario Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] install win after install linux?
winblows does not have to be first, the install likes it (insists?) better tho, you can install and then change the harddrive toi the second channel, use lilo to dual boot. On Friday 11 January 2002 15:27, you wrote: 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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] install win after install linux?
Hi, i have LM8.1 in a filled primary disk, is possible install now windows in a new secondary disk by switching primary disk to secondary an sencondary disk to primary? and not lost mi linux? how to accomplish this? Thanks on advance Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] install win after install linux?
I have never done this, but I would think you could fairly easily. I would remove the primary disk to install winders. Then, I would install Winders completely as if it was its own machine. Then, I would plug my mandrake drive back into it as the master and the winders as teh slave and then boot mandrake and then go into the boot configuration to boot the winders disk. It might work. - Original Message - From: Fadel Cazor Casis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 12:45 PM Subject: [newbie] install win after install linux? Hi, i have LM8.1 in a filled primary disk, is possible install now windows in a new secondary disk by switching primary disk to secondary an sencondary disk to primary? and not lost mi linux? how to accomplish this? Thanks on advance 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
Re: [newbie] install win after install linux?
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 - Original Message - From: James Bear [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 12:33 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install win after install linux? I have never done this, but I would think you could fairly easily. I would remove the primary disk to install winders. Then, I would install Winders completely as if it was its own machine. Then, I would plug my mandrake drive back into it as the master and the winders as teh slave and then boot mandrake and then go into the boot configuration to boot the winders disk. It might work. - Original Message - From: Fadel Cazor Casis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 12:45 PM Subject: [newbie] install win after install linux? Hi, i have LM8.1 in a filled primary disk, is possible install now windows in a new secondary disk by switching primary disk to secondary an sencondary disk to primary? and not lost mi linux? how to accomplish this? Thanks on advance 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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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
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
Re: [newbie] install win after install linux?
Like I said, I'm sure there's a way--I just don't know how. I'm sure others will respond later with a solution. Miark - Original Message - From: Fadel Cazor Casis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 12:33 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
Re: [newbie] install win after install linux?
Oh yeah. You're right. I just had a brain freeze. - Original Message - From: Miark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] install win after install linux? 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 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
