this maby impossible

briced · 07-15-2009, 12:50 AM

how do i go a bout putting a hd with win xp back into a comp that has another hd with linux on it and make it dual boot yes the hd was in the comp when i installed windowsbut i took it out and installed linux on the other now i have the windows hd back and iwant to put it back in and dual boot them . I put the hd back in but i need step by step on editimg the GRUB and adding the os choice, I am using mint linux 6.???

routers · 07-15-2009, 01:59 AM

if windisk in primary
add this 3 line in last grub.conf

Code:

title WinXP-2
        rootnoverify (hd0,0)
        chainloader +1

if windisk in secondary use (hd1,0)

try it first

Nylex · 07-16-2009, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by briced

how do i go a bout putting a hd with win xp back into a comp that has another hd with linux on it and make it dual boot yes the hd was in the comp when i installed windowsbut i took it out and installed linux on the other now i have the windows hd back and iwant to put it back in and dual boot them . I put the hd back in but i need step by step on editimg the GRUB and adding the os choice, I am using mint linux 6.???

You really should make use of punctuation more. Reading posts with run on sentences is difficult.

Babertje · 07-16-2009, 02:40 AM

Hi,
install the xp disk as a secondary drive
Put something like this in your grub menu.lst

title WinXP-2
root (hd1,0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

the map command makes windows to belief it is still the first disk in the system
since it was installed as a single drive in the firstplace