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Re: Dual Boot Question I never have let any Linux distros install their bootloaders in the MBR. Whether these were lilo years ago, or more recently GRUB. It isn't hard to reinstall these, but even GRUB isn't exactly point and click to configure and reinstall. It's not hard mind you, but there are easier ways.
If I allow each distro to install it's respective bootloader into the root sector of the boot partition instead of the MBR, each distro's bootloader will never interfere with any of the others' bootloaders. Kernels can be added and changed etc. and the interaction between distros is avoided.
I have several other partitions where I have XP, Windows 7, and DOS installed too. And,like a Linux distro, the actual Windows bootloader is installed in the root sector of that partition.
I use the old and reliable XOSL as a bootloader in the MBR. This is a GUI based bootloader, though it does need a small partition (FAT32 will work) at the beginning of the drive to hold it's files. You can restore this back into the MBR easily after any Microsoft product overwrites the MBR, and add that new OS to the list of bootable operating systems on the machine. I have found it a lot easier than using a GRUB bootloader in the MBR.
XOSL just chains to the bootloader of whatever OS you want to start. |
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 EUSKill cancerPremium
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| said by Darkk:I have several other partitions where I have XP, Windows 7, and DOS installed too. And,like a Linux distro, the actual Windows bootloader is installed in the root sector of that partition. How do you manage to do that? I have never seen an option that allows you to manage the location of the bootloader.
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 adsldudePremium,Ex-Mod 2003-9
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kudos:1 | said by EUS:How do you manage to do that? I have never seen an option that allows you to manage the location of the bootloader. google chainloading |
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EUSKill cancerPremium
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canada | I have mis-understood Darkk's comment, I thought he was saying that upon installing windows there were options to stop windows from overwriting the MBR.
Sorry for taking your topic off course FE |
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