Re: Dual Boot Win 2k + Debian

On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 16:32 -0700, Randy Melder wrote:
> > > Does anyone on this list have a page up spelling out the best practice
> > > for dual booting Win 2k and Debian?

You have probably already deduced this, but it's simpler than it seems.
Just partition up your disk and install windows first. Then, install
your favorite linux distro, being very careful not to repartition the
disk or overwrite the windows partition during the linux install. Allow
the linux installer to put grub over the MBR.

If your distro's installer does not automagically detect the existing
windows install, you will just need to boot linux and tweak
the /boot/grub/grub.conf (or menu.lst) file to point to the windows
partition, using a stanza like this:

title          winDoh!s
root           (hd0,0) <---adjust to your partition
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader    +1

When you reboot, you should have an option to boot "winDoh!s" from grub.

...Kevin




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