Re: Windows XP + Linux
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>>>>> "Stefan" == Stefan Bellon <sbellon@sbellon.de> writes:
Stefan> You can't do it the other way round (i.e. using GRUB to boot
Stefan> WinXP), as GRUB can't read NTFS (AFAICT).
FWIW, I'm using GRUB to boot WinXP, and it's definitely working. GRUB
doesn't need to read NTFS to boot WinXP. It just needs to be able to
read the first block of the partition and do "chainloading" as they call
it (load the first block into memory, and start executing it).
Try it out for yourself. When you get into GRUB, go to the GRUB command
line, and issue the following commands:
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
boot
(of course, replace (hd0,0) with whatever partition WinXP is installed
on. The makeactive command may not be required.)
The great thing about going straight to GRUB is that it allows me to
select among any number of different Linux kernels, WinXP, Memtest86,
etc. all in one shot.
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