On 1/3/06, Mark Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
I have a machine running Windows 2000. I want to add a second hard drive for
Linux so I can keep the Windows 2000 drive for games and do some real work on
the Linux drive. :-). Actually, my daughter wants the games, and I want her
to do some real work on the Linux drive. I tried running the games under wine
and they do not work.

I have setup dual boot drives when both Linux and Windows are on the same
drive with a common MBR (details are sketchy - it was a while ago). However,
it went very smoothly and flawlessly, so I have a lot of confidence that I
can do it again! Where fools rush in.....

Can grub handle booting across drives? Is the solution to my problem as simple
as (1) configuring the Windows drive as a secondary (slave) drive, (2) adding
the new drive as the master drive, (3) installing Debian on the new drive,
and (4) telling Grub (when it asks me) that I also want the option to boot
off the Windows drive as well?

If not, then any suggestions??

Thanks!
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Mark Phillips
Phillips Marketing, Inc
mark@phillipsmarketing.biz
602 524-0376
480 945-9197 fax
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I'll just throw in my two cents...
I have installed many distributions to dual boot with Windows NT, 2000, and XP, and the only thing you need to do is 1) Install Windows FIRST! (FYI-I do not recommend changing the master/slave settings on your HD's after windows is installed - just leave them as they are)
2) Install Linux on your secondary drive and make sure you install the boot loader to the MBR on the primary drive. This has always worked in many configurations.

Windows insists on being installed first due to it's windows-centric boot loader. Grub or LILO however, are much more liberal minded and will see that Windows is installed and add it to their list of available OS's.

I hope this helps, and let us know how it all goes.

--
Donn
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental
illness."
-- Dave Barry