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Re: [opensuse] Has dual-boot changed?
- From: "Carlos E. R." <robin.listas@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:17:00 +0200
- Message-id: <4C91700C.8000503@xxxxxxxxx>
On 2010-09-13 04:00, Doug wrote:
I did that with Win-7.
The only problem is that windows refuses to detect any bootable partition that
is not another type
of windows - but there is a freeware utility that does that trick.
I prefer to leave the windows booter, or a default booter, in the MBR. When
installing linux, I
setup grub in the partition, not in the MBR (which I leave intact), and then
mark the partition as
bootable. When installing or restoring windows it will mark its own partition
as bootable, "killing"
grub, but it is trivial to revert the active signal to the linux one.
--
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" GM (Elessar))
I recently tried to find out how to use the XP booter to multi-boot
it and one or more Linux systems. I was unsuccessful, altho I seem
to remember reading somewhere that it is possible--that was at least
three years ago. Microsoft, of course, will not help you to boot a
competing system.
I did that with Win-7.
The only problem is that windows refuses to detect any bootable partition that
is not another type
of windows - but there is a freeware utility that does that trick.
I prefer to leave the windows booter, or a default booter, in the MBR. When
installing linux, I
setup grub in the partition, not in the MBR (which I leave intact), and then
mark the partition as
bootable. When installing or restoring windows it will mark its own partition
as bootable, "killing"
grub, but it is trivial to revert the active signal to the linux one.
--
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" GM (Elessar))
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