Re: [Dragora-users] Dual booting Dragora & Win XP

[Matias A. Fonzo]

El Thu, 7 Jul 2016 18:46:58 -0600 (MDT)
Harsha Godavari <address@hidden> escribió:
> Hello Matias: 
> Thank you for your offer. Yes I would like slowly move from windows
> to Linux, especially via software recommended by FSF. I would like to
> start with Dragora , dual booting with Windows. I also appreciate the
> fact that Dragora seems to be able to run on older hardware. 
> 
> I would appreciate your instructions on dual booting. Thank you. 

Hey! I suggest you do with LILO, its configuration is simple:

1. Edit the file: /etc/lilo.conf

2. Under "# Other operating systems:" add:

other=/dev/hdb1
  label=WinXP
  boot-as=0x80

Where "/dev/hdb1" is your partition with Windows.  Check it (before)
with `fdisk -l' or `blkid'.

Finally, remember to type the `lilo' command to update your partition
table.  (Very important)

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: "Matias A. Fonzo" <address@hidden> 
> To: "Harsha Godavari" <address@hidden> 
> Cc: "Dragora's user discussion" <address@hidden> 
> Sent: Friday, July 8, 2016 12:03:00 AM 
> Subject: Re: [Dragora-users] Dual booting Dragora & Win XP 
> 
> Hello Harsha, 
> El Wed, 6 Jul 2016 16:21:01 -0600 (MDT) 
> Harsha Godavari <address@hidden> escribió: 
> > I would like to install Dragora 2.2 on my Win-XP laptop. But Grub 
> > does not recognise that Windows is already installed and I would
> > like to keep both OSes and choose either one to boot. Any help is 
> > appreciated. Thank you. 
> >   
> 
> If you want Dragora for learning, and want to preserve Windows.. yes 
> you can have a dual-boot. Dragora offers the possibility to install 
> LILO or GRUB. The installation of any of these bootloaders will 
> overwrite your MBR. So.. installing Dragora, means that you will boot 
> with Dragora-only, until to add an instruction for your partition 
> with Windows. Let me know, and I will send to you the instructions
> for both, LILO/GRUB. 
> 
> 



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