Redhat 9 and XP on different HDs How to Dual Boot?
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Redhat 9 and XP on different HDs How to Dual Boot?
I'm really sorry if this has been addressed a million times, but I really have spent a bit of time searching without a definitive answer, and I know it must be a simple solution.
So here is the question:
I have one HD that has Redhat 9 that uses Grub as the Bootloader. It's a pretty basic Redhat 9 install.
I also have another HD that has XP installed.
I can mount the XP HD from Rh to look at and edit files just fine. But I'd really like to dual boot so I don't have to keep swapping out drives and changing jumpers.
I'd just like Grub to ask which system to boot and then do it.
I'd like to get away from Windows completely, but then I can't use my Zip + drive in Parallel mode in Redhat which is another can of worms in itself.
I'd appreciate any help, and I'd glady post any other info you need...well except for Credit Card info and naked pictures of my Girlfriend.
A thank you to all readers and especially to posters.
I figured it out by adding this to grub.conf:
title Windows XP
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
root (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
I'm not sure if the map commands, makeactive and root command make a difference or not according to Synecdoche's post. I don't really know exactly what they mean anyway. I just know that it does what I wanted it do.
Well, what I posted is what mine said. If you want to test it, keep your grub that works and just add the lines I suggested to the end as well and try booting to it. If it works, then you can keep that one and ditch the extraneous lines.
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