Linux. 2003 Server & XP

xntrix187 · #1 Mar 23, 2005, 02:33 PM

hey guys/gals. i have a question the issue im having is this. i want to have 3 OS's on 2 hard drives

i currently have:
XP Pro on my 80Gig - Master
2K3 Server & Linux on my 40Gig - Slave

i want to know how i can setup a boot system that will let me chose which OS i desire, i have tried to edit the boot.ini file but to avail.

. so im hoping someone here can help me out, i can always format my 80 to 3 partitions but i would prefer to steer clear of that avenue.

psi42 · Mar 23, 2005, 07:46 PM

You can set up GRUB in linux to do this.

The configuration file for GRUB should be /boot/grub/menu.lst, but some redhat-based installs will set it in /etc/grub.conf

Here is an example:

Code:

timeout 5
default 0

title Linux Slackware-current (linux 2.6.11)
root(hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11 root=/dev/hda6 ro

# windows
title windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1



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