[Luna] Setting up a dual-boot systlem

rian bogle rbogle at usgs.gov
Wed Mar 28 08:12:47 MST 2007


Carolyn,

(I started to compose my answer and realized I assumed I know what you 
mean, so here are some clarification questions...)

Which will be the primary disk (windows,or linux) ?
How do you boot to linux now?
Do you mean that you want to add  your windows dist to an existing boot 
config, and/or
do you want the boot process interrupted to give you a boot choice 
between disks?
or do you want to change your boot method and install grub to control 
the whole boot up?

Modifying an existing grub bootup is pretty easy ....
a case of editing /boot/grub/menu.1st  on your existing linux (I can 
help you with the options for these cases)

Installing grub is more involved but there are howtos out there on the 
process.
Best bet is to install, or reinstall the grub package for your linux 
distro and follow the readmes (eg /usr/share/doc/packages/grub)

Once we get that figured out the changes are pretty straight forward

-- 
Thank-You,


Rian Bogle

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