Re: Boot loader 15.3

On 15/06/2021 09.32, Felix Miata wrote:

Carlos E. R. composed on 2021-06-15 09:12 (UTC+0200):

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Felix Miata wrote:

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There is a trick for an MBR to be used with Windows. From my archive:

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https://nwrickert2.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/generic-boot-code/

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Seek this post in the mail list archive:

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:42:55 -0500 From: Neil Rickert Reply-To: OS-en To: opensuse@opensuse.org Subject: Re: [opensuse] A small nuisance I'm seeing with double boot of Windows 10 and openSUSE 13.1. Message-ID: <5718D8DF.1050702@ameritech.net>

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https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/users@lists.opensuse.org/message/54...

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This method works perfectly.

As I always have generic MBR code anyway, I just move the flag where Windows needs it when it absolutely must have it, then move it back afterwards. I don't boot Windows anywhere near once a month. Usually it's just to catch up on a zillion updates when I have nothing better to do.

With the above trick, Windows updates work perfectly, and Linux updates also work perfectly. Nothing to ever change or move, for years and years. Of course, you can not allow yast to overwrite the mbr with generic code or anything at all, but in case it happens I have a text file with exact instructions for myself on the /boot directory. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)