Hello arsenic, Friday, November 18, 2005, 3:48:12 PM, you wrote:
a> I'm a newbie myself so someone correct me if I'm wrong... but can a> you also install your bootloader on the external drive and change a> the BIOS settings to boot from that drive first? I know installing a> to the MBR of the Windoze drive works but if you ever have to a> reinstall Windows then it will be gone and you won't be able to get a> to your bootloader. I had that problem anyway.... If your bootloader is GRUB, the page I cited showed you how to restore it, after it had been wiped out. Modern BIOS routines are a lot more configurable than older ones, so there is no single answer more specific than 'it depends'. If you have a BIOS where you can set a detailed boot order, that includes floppy, LS120, Zip, CD-ROM, IDE0, IDE1, SCSI, Network, USB... then you have a LOT of flexibility. On an older desktop machine, the BIOS will usually only offer floppy, CD-ROM, IDE, and will inspect only the first IDE0 HD's /MBR for a pointer, pointing to the bootstrap or stage2 bootloader. With Grub, for instance, stage1 in on the /MBR... a pointer, aimed at the Linux boot partition, where Grub's stage2 is located, and which contains a menu, with code pointing to the bootstraps of each OS, and Linux kernel, that you can choose. I am pretty sure this is accurate, but will not faint if one of the old-timers makes some corrections to the procedure. -wittig website: http://www.robertwittig.com/ weblog: http://robertcwittig.blogspot.com/ . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
