Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1390 mails)

[James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Felix Miata wrote:
> Option 1:
> follow instructions in my Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:05:28 -0500 thread post for
> making Windows the primary boot loader, except substitute /dev/sda5 for 
> /dev/sda3.
>
> Option 2:
> install Grub to /dev/sda3 (extended) (I never do this myself, so pass on 
> offering instructions)
>
> Option 3:
> install Grub to MBR (/dev/sda) (I never do this myself, so pass on offering 
> instructions)
>
> Option 4:
> a) delete new sda5
> b) create new sda4 in its place
> c) mkfs sda4
> d) cp -a, rsync, or etc. the old sda5 to new sda4
> e) install Grub to sda4
> f) set sda4 active/bootable
> g) adjust /etc/fstab for relocated /boot
>
> Option 5:
> a) shrink sda2 by 1 cyl at end or sda5 by 1 cyl at start
> b) install IBM Boot Manager to sda4
> c) set sda4 active/bootable
>
> Option 6&:
> install some other boot manager to sda4, sdb, or sda boot track
>    
Why sda4?  Since sda3 is extended, fdisk will not create sda4.  What's 
wrong with sda5?  It's not part of the LVM and worked fine before.
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