On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 11:08 -0400, Chuck Payne wrote:
On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> wrote:
On 2010/10/15 10:09 (GMT-0400) Chuck Payne composed:
That is because Windows over wrote the the grubs. It's always best to install Windows then openSUSE or any Linux.
Only occasionally is that actually true. The problem is the virtual inevitability of Windows needing to be _re-installed_. Do you expect everyone to re-install Linux after each re-installation of Windows? That's ludicrous!
Instead, plan for the re-installation of Windows, in part by not needing Grub on the MBR in the first place, instead being content to use _standard_ MBR code for all installed operating systems, and install Grub always and only on a partition. http://fm.no-ip.com/PC/install-doz-after.html gives a short course how. http://old-en.opensuse.org/Bugs/grub#How_does_a_PC_boot_.2F_How_can_I_set_up... confirms the preference for partition installation location for Grub. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
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What I meant, before it become a flame war, is when I install a new system. I install Windows then Linux. You are right. I only stated so that he understands that Windows will overwrite grub on the master boot record.
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Hi, thanks for the info about installing win first then Opensuse. I did know that, what I was addressing was the eventuality that one would have to install windows second. In my case, I had an xp install disk from the original computer that I rebuilt. However, when I tried to install it after replacing all the parts inside, I found that xp wouldn't install. My best guess is that dell keyed it to the old system. So I installed Suse first, then a few days later made a trip to the computer store to buy the Win7 install disk. I installed it last night, and of course it overwrote the MBR. I wanted to detail the process of how to get opensuse to boot after the mbr grub has been overwritten. The process I wrote about reinstalls grub to the mbr. Felix is right too, it is preferable to use a separate partition to install grub to. But I only have the two systems on this computer, win7 and opensuse. So I just write to the MBR and leave it at that. If I ever install other linux systems, I would put grub in a seperate partition to boot from, then put each individual system's grub or bootloader in root and chainload that system's bootloader. It would be like this: http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?p=861282 I did this on an old computer one time and had 12 differant linux distros booting on the computer, just for fun. Thanks for the help and the comments, Chuck & Felix. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org