On Tuesday 08 June 2010 12:47:37 Allan Gottlieb wrote: > At Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:52:14 +0100 Neil Bothwick <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:10:06 -0400, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > >> I am now ready to install linux (and grub). > >> Can I have all of linux on extended partitions? Something like > >> > >> 4. Extended > >> 5. linux / (a logical partition inside the extended partition) > >> 6. linux swap (another logical partition) > >> 7. linux lvm2 partition (another logical partition) > >> 8. linux small vfat partition (logical) > >> > >> I am mainly concerned about #5. Googling reveals that you can boot > >> from a logical partition but the authors seem to recommend against > >> it (without saying why in detail). > > > > Yes. My Linux only computers have no primary partitions, everything is on > > logical partitions and has worked that way for many years without a > > single issue. > > Thank you. That is just the endorsement I needed to go ahead.
The first partition has FreeDOS I think and a couple of recovery tools. The second partition *should* have a backup of the MSWindows OS _and_ the boot files. If you less about with it you will probably find that your MSWindows OS does not boot anymore. The third partition should have the MSWindows OS. A quick check for finding a file called BCD and perhaps BCD_backup will show you which is the boot partition. If you are still under warranty you may want to install GRUB in your Linux /boot partition not in the MBR and then copy an image of the boot partition record from the Linux /boot partition to a file in your MSWindows OS partition. I have detailed how to chainload Linux from MSWindows in this thread: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.user/226452/focus=226560 HTH. -- Regards, Mick
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