On 26/07/07, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You would just need to set the Ubuntu one as master and the XP one as > slave (not the other way round like you suggested) and when you > reinstall Ubuntu, it should automatically add an entry in GRUB for XP. > If not, post back on this list and I'll tell you what you need to do to > add a GRUB entry.
I don't think XP will be too happy booting if it's not on the master disk. As Steve said, keep the XP disk as master and make the Ubuntu disk the slave (using the jumpers on the back of the drives - should be easy to see if they're still in the caddies at the mo!). When you reinstall Ubuntu onto the slave disk, you can select to set up Grub on the MBR of the first disk, and Bob's your Auntie's live-in lover! If you do put the XP disk as the slave, I think you need to use the install disk to re-configure the boot loader to get it to work. And it needs to be a proper install disk that will allow you to get to the recovery console - I tried it with Win2k but I only have an OEM reinstall disk which only offered a complete wipe of the disk to FAT32 (I originally got the PC formatted as NTFS). I haven't used Windows since! Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
