I would like to install Linux on a second HDD (removable) and add a line to my NT boot loader so I can choose to boot from XP Pro or Linux on the removable drive. I have a lot of custom configurations on my Ntloader for XP so I don't want to replace it with GRUB, but I don't mind having NT Loader point to GRUB on the removable drive. The best option will be that I can take a hard drive setup with Linux on another computer and insert it into my removable bay, boot this computer and choose "Linux on Removable Drive" to access the GRUB on the inserted HDD, booting Linux. My XP drive is formatted as NTFS and I don't want Linux to have access to it and I don't care if XP reads the Linux drive or not. My second choice might be that I disconnect my internal drive and install Linux. Then reconnect the XP Drive and set the boot loader to point to Grub on the removable Linux drive. Has anyone done this or am I dreaming? Buck
Grub on second drive accessed by another boot loader on primary drive works for me. David
I have a lot of custom configurations on my Ntloader for XP so I don't want to replace it with GRUB, but I don't mind having NT Loader point to GRUB on the removable drive. The best option will be that I can take a hard drive setup with Linux on another computer and insert it into my removable bay, boot this computer and choose "Linux on Removable Drive" to access the GRUB on the inserted HDD, booting Linux. My XP drive is formatted as NTFS and I don't want Linux to have access to it and I don't care if XP reads the Linux drive or not.
Great, do you know if I can pull a Linux drive (boot drive) from another computer and install it as the secondary drive on my other computer and it work in that position? Thanks Buck
-----Original Message----- From: david stevenson [mailto:suse@avoncliff.com] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 4:14 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] YaDBQ (Yet Another Dual Boot Question)
Grub on second drive accessed by another boot loader on primary drive works for me. David
I have a lot of custom configurations on my Ntloader for XP so I don't want to replace it with GRUB, but I don't mind having NT Loader point to GRUB on the removable drive. The best option will be that I can take a hard drive setup with Linux on another computer and insert it into my removable bay, boot this computer and choose "Linux on Removable Drive" to access the GRUB on the inserted HDD, booting Linux. My XP drive is formatted as NTFS and I don't want Linux to have access to it and I don't care if XP reads the Linux drive or not.
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On Thursday 09 October 2003 16:23 pm, Buck wrote:
Great, do you know if I can pull a Linux drive (boot drive) from another computer and install it as the secondary drive on my other computer and it work in that position?
Thanks Buck
Yes with some twiddling. The fstab will be different.. and you'll need a boot loader that knows that it is there. May be other issues too. And I assume the hardware is enough of a match as to not cause problems. It's not just a plug-and-go thing.
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Grub on second drive accessed by another boot loader on primary drive works for me. David
I have a lot of custom configurations on my Ntloader for XP
so I don't
want to replace it with GRUB, but I don't mind having NT
Loader point
to GRUB on the removable drive. The best option will be that I can take a hard drive setup with Linux on another computer and
insert it
into my removable bay, boot this computer and choose "Linux on Removable Drive" to access the GRUB on the inserted HDD, booting Linux. My XP drive is formatted as NTFS and I don't want Linux to have access to it and I don't care if XP reads the Linux
drive or not.
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Thanks, I'll look into it. Buck
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On Thursday 09 October 2003 16:23 pm, Buck wrote:
Great, do you know if I can pull a Linux drive (boot drive) from another computer and install it as the secondary drive on my other computer and it work in that position?
Thanks Buck
Yes with some twiddling. The fstab will be different.. and you'll need a boot loader that knows that it is there. May be other issues too. And I assume the hardware is enough of a match as to not cause problems.
It's not just a plug-and-go thing.
-----Original Message----- From: david stevenson [mailto:suse@avoncliff.com] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 4:14 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] YaDBQ (Yet Another Dual Boot Question)
Grub on second drive accessed by another boot loader on primary drive works for me. David
I have a lot of custom configurations on my Ntloader for XP
so I don't
want to replace it with GRUB, but I don't mind having NT
Loader point
to GRUB on the removable drive. The best option will be that I can take a hard drive setup with Linux on another computer and
insert it
into my removable bay, boot this computer and choose "Linux on Removable Drive" to access the GRUB on the inserted
HDD, booting
Linux. My XP drive is formatted as NTFS and I don't want Linux to have access to it and I don't care if XP reads the Linux
drive or not.
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On Thursday 09 October 2003 9:23 pm, Buck wrote:
Great, do you know if I can pull a Linux drive (boot drive) from another computer and install it as the secondary drive on my other computer and it work in that position?
You'll need to set the boot to point to the correct root partitions etc in the new machine. On the old machine, add a new boot config for the new machine [GRUB or LILO] same as present config but change /dev/sda1 to /dev/sdb1 etc. Leave the old config, in case you make a mistake. Plus point your Windows boot manager at you linux boot partition. Vince Littler
I have been told that once linux is installed as hdb,c or d it must run
from there.
One of the local *nix group members has winbloat2k on hda suse on hdb and
redhat on hdc.
CWSIV
On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 16:23:05 -0400 "Buck"
Great, do you know if I can pull a Linux drive (boot drive) from another computer and install it as the secondary drive on my other computer and it work in that position?
Thanks Buck
-----Original Message----- From: david stevenson [mailto:suse@avoncliff.com] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 4:14 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] YaDBQ (Yet Another Dual Boot Question)
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From: "Buck"
I would like to install Linux on a second HDD (removable) and add a line to my NT boot loader so I can choose to boot from XP Pro or Linux on the removable drive.
I have a lot of custom configurations on my Ntloader for XP so I don't want to replace it with GRUB, but I don't mind having NT Loader point to GRUB on the removable drive. The best option will be that I can take a hard drive setup with Linux on another computer and insert it into my removable bay, boot this computer and choose "Linux on Removable Drive" to access the GRUB on the inserted HDD, booting Linux. My XP drive is formatted as NTFS and I don't want Linux to have access to it and I don't care if XP reads the Linux drive or not.
My second choice might be that I disconnect my internal drive and install Linux. Then reconnect the XP Drive and set the boot loader to point to Grub on the removable Linux drive.
Has anyone done this or am I dreaming?
Buck
I have done this using a tool called boot part, You can get it here:
http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm It adds Linux to the NT bootloader pretty easily.
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