Dual boot with WinXP and Linux

[Marc Reinig]

My son is running XP Pro on his computer at school. The school system uses
Linux for his programming class but sometimes the system is down (no, say it
isn't so). I'm going down this weekend to see him and thought I would make
his system a dual boot system with Linux. Before I do that, does anyone
have any recommendations on how to set it up.

Thanks in advance,

Marc Reinig
System Solutions

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Dual Boot Linux and Windows
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/linux/story/0,24330,3397093,00.html


Installing Linux Mandrake With Windows XP
http://www.geocities.com/desktopmandrake/linuxwithxp.htm

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Windows XP - Shell/User

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| My son is running XP Pro on his computer at school. The school system uses
| Linux for his programming class but sometimes the system is down (no, say it
| isn't so). I'm going down this weekend to see him and thought I would make
| his system a dual boot system with Linux. Before I do that, does anyone
| have any recommendations on how to set it up.
|
| Thanks in advance,
|
| Marc Reinig
| System Solutions
|
|

 

[Michael Stevens]

My son is running XP Pro on his computer at school. The school
system uses Linux for his programming class but sometimes the system
is down (no, say it isn't so). I'm going down this weekend to see
him and thought I would make his system a dual boot system with
Linux. Before I do that, does anyone have any recommendations on how
to set it up.

Thanks in advance,

Marc Reinig
System Solutions

XP should be installed first, and I would suggest when given the choice of
how to boot Linux, choose to boot from floppy. This will allow the current
XP bootloader to remain intact and if your son has trouble with the Linux
installation, it is easy to delete the partitions and reinstall without
having to deal with the XP installation.
LiLo or Grubb can be installed any time in the future if necessary.
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[Marc Reinig]

Floppy is OK, but he has a multiboot setup. Is there a way to have the
boot.ini point to the LINUX partition. So far, it complains it can't find
the HAL, so it looks like it is Windows centric. I installed Grubb on the
first sector of the boot partition, but I haven't figured how to launch it
from the Windows boot menu. Do I need System Commander or Partition
Manager's boot manager, or can I do it from the Windows boot manager?

Thanks in advance,
Marc Reinig

 

[Michael Stevens]

Floppy is OK, but he has a multiboot setup. Is there a way to have
the boot.ini point to the LINUX partition.

The XP bootloader does not see the Linux partition.

So far, it complains it can't find the HAL, so it looks like it is Windows centric. I
installed Grubb on the first sector of the boot partition, but I
haven't figured how to launch it from the Windows boot menu.

You can't.

Do I
need System Commander or Partition Manager's boot manager, or can I
do it from the Windows boot manager?

You need a bootmanager and why I recommended setting up Linux to boot from a
boot floppy. When you installed Grubb, it took over the booting.