[SLUG] Re: [chat] Dual boot problem

["Menno Schaaf" <amano.ginji@xxxxxxxxx>]

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 <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:02:25 +1000
> "Menno Schaaf" <amano.ginji@xxxxxxxxx> 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 <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
> > >
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