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Louis Henning

Jul 12 2008, 08:24 PM

Well, I have mandriva One Spring edition installed on my computer. My question is since i like to be prepared before i do anything how would i set up windows XP Pro on the same hard drive and get it to show up as a boot option in GRUB.

cause I damn sure don't want anything to auto-load and cut the other OS out.

HELP PLEASE!!

Louis Henning

Jul 12 2008, 08:27 PM

oh and here r the contents of fdisk -l

CODE

[root@localhost louish]# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x4b36bdea

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1        1019     8185086   83  Linux
/dev/hda2            1020       12161    89498115    5  Extended
/dev/hda5            1020        1528     4088511   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda6            1529       12161    85409541   83  Linux

medo3891

Jul 12 2008, 08:34 PM

On the same HD, first install windows XP then install Mandriva. While installing be careful when partitioning. Choose to install GRUB to the MBR of the HD.

After you install Mandriva there should be an option to load Mandriva in the GRUB menu. If it's not there then load Mandriva and then open the Mandriva control centre>Boot>set up boot system>Next>Add>other OS (windows). In the Root box choose the first partition on the HD where XP is installed.

Louis Henning

Jul 12 2008, 08:36 PM

well I'm trying to install win onto an already linux partitioned HD
I don't wanna reinstall linux I already went through a bunch of bullshit to get everything right...so?

{BBI}Nexus{BBI}

Jul 13 2008, 12:54 AM

Here's a step by step howto with visuals: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_linux_a...alled_first.htm. Apart from them using Ubuntu as the example, the steps are the same.

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