Hi Guys, This may sound like a silly question but will the GRUB boot loader only allow you to configure to dual boot if multiple OS's are installed on the one HDD.
Regards, Jai 2009/2/3 Dave Morley <davm...@davmor2.co.uk> > On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 12:36 +0000, keith wrote: > > The machine I am writing this on has been playing up for a long, long > time and each time I switch on I wait in trepidation to see whether or not > it will actually boot up. Usually it does but I have to accept that it is > coming to the end of its life. > > > > I have a Windows XP machine, which I've never actually opened up. I > propose to remove the master drive from the Linux machine on which Ubuntu is > installed and insert it into the Windows one. It will then become the slave > drive. > > > > What I would like to know is how to create a new MBR on the Windows > machine as I shall wish it to boot up into Ubuntu for 95% of the time. > > > > Any advice/assistance will be gratefully accepted. > > > > Keith. > > > > > Keith if your using your ubuntu on the machine 95% of the time I would > set the ubuntu hd as the master. > > If you take a look at /boot/grub/menu.lst I believe there is an example > for a windows boot option. > > You can copy it and modify where appropriate. > > > -- > Seek That Thy Might Know > > http://www.davmor2.co.uk > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >
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