On 4/15/08, JM Ibanez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Miguel Paraz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Ozzie de Leon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> c) Last option I can think of -- and which I'm hoping will work -- is > to > >> install my FC8 onto my FreeAgent Go external HDD so that I can > dual-boot. My > >> main worry about trying this is if the MBR will be able to find the > external > >> HDD to call GRUB and if my FC8 will run without a hitch on the external > HDD. > > > > I believe if your motherboard supports BIOS boot, then it will map the > > USB drive to a BIOS drive number, then run the GRUB boot sector, > > bypassing your hard drive altogether. I haven't done this, though. > > > > Another option, if you don't mind using Ubuntu and running NTFS-3G on > > your Vista drive: > > http://wubi-installer.org/ > > ... which will premier on Hardy as an installation option.
yeah, i considered using wubi as well, but i grew up using RH7.3 so i wasn't too sure i was ready to switch to a debian-based distro (it's in my to-do list, though, to try out different flavors). well, i've created my recovery disk so i'll have to hope and see if i can install FC8 onto the external HDD and have it boot properly without destroying the local Vista. thanks all!
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