>> On 2008/10/17 20:48 (GMT-0500) Greg composed: >> >> I now have a need to tri-boot DOS, XP, and Linux. I have dual booted XP and >> Linux for years using grub. My problem is with DOS. >> The system: >> P3 800Mhz >> 1GB RAM >> SCSI hard drives >> Adapatec 2930U2 scsi card > >> My plan: >> sda1: >> 100MB FAT32 DOS or even FreeDOS >> sda2: >> rest of the disk space for XP > >> sdb1: >> Linux - whole disk > >> based on what I have read I should install DOS, Windows, and Linux in this >> order. > > And what happens when you need to re-install Windows? A good multiboot plan > includes comprehending the virtual inevitability that this will happen at > some point in time. Start understanding by reading: > http://fm.no-ip.com/install-doz-after.html > >> My grub.conf should look something like this: >> default=0 >> title DOS Boot Disk >> root(hd0,0) >> chainloader +1 > >> title Hat Linux >> root (hd1,0) >> kernel /vmlinuz ro root=/dev/sdb1 > >> title Windows XP >> rootnoverify (hd0,1) >> chainloader +1 > >> Will this work? > > Only partially.... > >> Are there any potential issues I should know about? > > Both DOS and Windows must start from "C:", and both insist that C: be the > sole visible primary partition on what they think is the first HD. Note the > keyword "start". To put both on separate primary partitions on the same HD > means configuring the boot loader to change the partition types of those > primaries between "visible" and "hidden" according to which partition is > selected for boot. Your Grub menu will only work for whichever of the > partitions is visible, and then only if the other is hidden. > > Windows need not be _installed_ on "C:" (sda1). You can first "install" DOS > on the visible primary, then _install_ Windows XP on a logical (e.g. D:, on > sda5). The installation will install NT Loader on "C:", which will > automatically create a menu from which you can choose between DOS and > Windows, the former of which will start and run from C:, and the latter of > which will start from C: but run from its installation drive. > -- > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
It sounds like I should probably do this instead: sda1: Dos 100 MB sda2: Linux sda3: Linux swap sdb: Windows XP When I install XP I just unplug sda, install XP, and plug it back it. Then install grub to sda. How does this sound? Thanks, _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008 _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
