[KLUG Members] Dual Boot

Bruce Smith members@kalamazoolinux.org
21 Dec 2001 14:00:25 -0500


> I have a win98 box that I want to install Linux on.  I have the primary hard
> drive as a fat32 partition and I purchased a second hard drive to install my
> Linux.  I tried this several years ago and at that time I think Linux had to
> have the boot partition within certain parameters on the primary hard
> drive - is this still true?
> 
> What is the best way to install linux on the secondary drive?  Is it as
> simple as installing the HD, loading the OS and configuring grub to boot
> both oses?

Just install Linux on the 2nd HDD, and Redhat (if you're using Redhat)
will configure the dual boot grub setup for you.  Just accept the
defaults and install grub on the MBR for the first HDD.  Nothing to it!

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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