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01-24-2005	#1 (permalink)
spudmonkey13 Just Joined! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1	dual booting with 2 hard drives... ok...i have 2 hard drives...a 250 gig and a 40 gig...i have XP on my 250 and im about to install knoppix on my 40...my question is...how should i setup the boot loader? use the MBR option...and then when i restart it should let me choose between XP or Knoppix?...thanks for any replies...

01-25-2005	#2 (permalink)
zeeone Linux User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Third Stone From The Sun Posts: 287	As long as you setup the HDs right it SHOULD work. __________________ Research, research, research before you walk the plank. Registered Linux User #398829

01-25-2005	#3 (permalink)
valan Linux Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ft. Polk, LA Posts: 794	Install the boot loader on the MBR of the first hard drive, make sure you specify while configuring it that you want to have options for both Linux and Windows and which hard drives they are on and you'll be fine.

01-25-2005	#4 (permalink)
WilyPython Just Joined! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Penarth, Wales Posts: 17	Alternatively you could set your HD's to Cable Select and wire a switch onto pin 28. No grub, no lilo, no hassle.

01-25-2005	#5 (permalink)
valan Linux Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ft. Polk, LA Posts: 794	Less hassle typing a few things and installing Lilo then popping the box open, switching the jumpers around if needed, and installing and mounting a switch!

01-26-2005	#6 (permalink)
psic Linux Engineer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia Posts: 1,163	Though popping open the box is more fun... I have an old computer at home that you turn on by crossing two wires

02-04-2005	#7 (permalink)
debian Linux Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 129	Here's how I do it: I have a Biostar KT600 mobo which has a menu when I press F9 at boot time. So I installed on HDD 1 master Win2k3 and on HDD2 slave Knoppix3.7. When I wanna boot in Knoppix I just press F9 and select HDD2 and I have Knoppix.

02-04-2005	#8 (permalink)
loft306 Linux Guru Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The DairyLand Posts: 1,666	well you place grub or lilo into the mbr on the first hdd whict should be the winxp hdd __________________ ~Mike ~~~ Forum Rules Testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good, if it boots up, it is perfect. ~ Linus Torvalds http://loft306.org

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02-04-2005

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well you place grub or lilo into the mbr on the first hdd whict should be the winxp hdd

Nope. LILO is on MBR of HDD2. I installed Knoppix on HDD2 (slave) without HDD1(master) plugged in.

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