[Luna] Questions about linux.

[Patrick Fleming, EA]

Jake Morin wrote:
> Len,
> 
> I guess I could try that.  Most people have told me not to install the
> bootloader on the first disk...something about messing with the mbr
> (master boot record?)

If the Master Boot Record is not changed you will always boot to
Windows. The computer will not understand that there is another option.
Some kind of boot loader needs to be on that primary disk though.

> 
> There is no simple way to describe it.  You can look at these threads:
> 
> http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=274259&highlight=first+time+install
> 
> and
> 
> http://www.flaglug.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=20
> 
> Let me know if you think I should definitely install LILO on the first
> drive.  I'm not really psyched about putting that HDD at risk though.
> 
> Thanks Len,
> 
> Jake
> 
> On 10/24/06, Len Bright <lpbbright at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Jake,
>> So you installed the boot loader on the 2nd disk, the one with Linux
>> OS installed, is that correct?  Have you tried installing the boot loader on
>> the
>> Windows disk? If not, probably the simplist thing for you to try is
>> reinstall Linux
>> and install the boot loader, grub or lilo, on the Windows disk, if you have
>> not
>> already tried that.  I suggest making Windows your primary drive, Linux the
>> secondary drive, and install your boot loader on the Windows disk.  Also,
>> what was the problem you ran into when you attempted your installation on a
>> single hard drive?
>>
>> -Len
>>
>>
>> Jake Morin <jacobmorin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  I am subscribed.
>>
>> I just seem to have been having the worst time with linux. I'm not
>> all that dull when it comes to computers but I've had a hell of a time
>> with linux.
>>
>> First, I had harddrive issues when trying to install on a single
>> harddrive. So I decided to get a second harddrive. I did, and now I
>> have a whole new set of problems.
>>
>> I have set the linux drive to master, the windows drive to slave,
>> loaded the live cd of mandriva one. Installed mandriva with lilo.
>> But for some reason, my computer always boots straight into windows.
>> I switched the cables, the jumpers, the power cables...all hardware
>> has been systematically checked. I checked the bios, sure enough,
>> linux as master, windows as slave. I can't get into linux to change
>> the lilo file because I have to unplug the windows drive to even reach
>> the linux.
>>
>> When I do unplug the windows drive, lilo loads with a 10 second time
>> out (so I know it isn't a lilo time situation).
>>
>> Like I said, I spent about 20 hours before with the single harddrive
>> issue and I'm just growing tired of all this fuss. I've tried what's
>> supposed to be two of the most user friendly distros (Ubuntu and
>> Mandriva). Hell I've even tried GRUB with Ubuntu and Mandriva.
>>
>> Maybe it's windows fault, maybe it's linux's fault, maybe it's my
>> fault. Don't really know to be quite honest. But if you know, feel
>> free to tell me :)
>>
>> Jake
>>
>>
>>
>>
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