Hi Alan Re-installing grub is exactly the same as installing it. Just update the grub config with the options for windows, and reinstall it. Have a look at http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Installing-GRUB-using-grub-install.html for some more info.
On 8/4/06, Alan L Tyree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:02:25 +1000 "Menno Schaaf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Moving this to SLUG (where it should be...) I blame it on auto-completion in my mail client :<) > > When you install windows on the second hard drive, it will wipe grub > off the MBR. You'll need to use a live cd to boot into linux to > restore grub to the MBR. > > The only difference between the single hard drive and dual hard drive > dual boot will be one letter (hdb instead of hda for windows) or one > number in the case of grub (hd1, instead of hd0) > > It's all very simular. Thanks Menno. Is there any trick to restoring grub? I haven't dual booted since god-knows-when and the friend I'm advising is no guru (to say the least). Anything I need to warn him about? > > On 8/4/06, Alan L Tyree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a friend who has two hard drives. He has Ubuntu on the main > > one and wants to install Windows on the second. > > > > Question is: what does he need to do after installing Windows? What > > does he need to do to make sure that Grub recognises both systems so > > that he can choose on startup? > > > > Does anyone know a simple How-to for this? The dual boot how-tos > > that I have found all presume a single hard drive. > > > > Thanks for any help, > > Alan > > > > -- > > Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan > > Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 427 486 206 > > Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > > > > -- > Menno Schaaf aka ginji > irc.austnet.org #gentoo #linux-help > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 427 486 206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662
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