Felix Miata wrote:
On 2010/03/03 09:53 (GMT-0500) James Knott composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
The result of all the above is Windows' ntldr is your primary boot manager, from which you may choose Windows or Grub, and Grub loads Linux, all using standard MBR code, a configuration that won't scramble Linux when you
a configuration that won't scramble Linux when you
reinstall Windows.
reinstall Windows.
Why would I want to boot into Windows first?
That was the last clause of my reply to you. It was just offering _an_option_ ("one way").
Linux is my primary OS on this computer. I alway boot straight into grub and choose the OS (default Linux) from there.
Just as with Grub, in Windows' boot loader config file (boot.ini), you can specify a default selection and short timeout.
If I just follow the 2nd part will grub be functional again?
If by "functional" you mean as primary bootloader, and /boot is a primary and set active, then yes. Otherwise, you'll need Grub on the MBR, which Windows will overwrite when you reinstall it.
I used dd to copy the /boot partition to a file and then back onto the same partition number.
But does it start on the same sector number (did your resizing result in that it now starts on some other sector than it did on the old HD?)? If it's on the same sector, and a primary set active, then Grub reinstallation might not be necessary.
As I mentioned earlier, this is a larger drive to replace the original, so you can be sure the sector numbers are different. The first partition, containing XP is now the size of the original drive. The 2nd partition is also much larger. So, what I have is a system copied from the old drive, with some partitions resized and now I have to get grub functioning again. While I realize it's a simple matter to reinstall Linux (I've protected all my data), I'd hoped to be able to simply move from a small drive to a larger one. The sticking point is getting grub going again. BTW, I went from a 40 GB drive to 250 GB. I have not made any changes to the original drive. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org