Re: Grub vs LILO

[Susumu Takuwa <susumu-t@po.sakura.ne.jp>]

>>>>> On 13 Jan 2001 10:38:54 +1100
	Brian May writes:

BM> I didn't think Windows could boot from a slave drive?

Yes. But i can boot Windows 98 by using GRUB with `map'
command. GRUB's info says following,

> DOS/Windows
> -----------
> 
>    GRUB cannot boot DOS or Windows directly, so you must chain-load them
> (*note Chain-loading::). However, their boot loaders have some critical
> deficiencies, so it may not work to just chain-load them. To overcome
> the problems, GRUB provides you with two helper functions.
> 
>    If you have installed DOS (or Windows) on a non-first hard disk, you
> have to use the disk swapping technique, because that OS cannot boot
> from any disks but the first one. The workaround used in GRUB is the
> command `map' (*note Commands::), like this:
> 
>      grub> map (hd0) (hd1)
>      grub> map (hd1) (hd0)
> 
>    This performs a "virtual" swap between your first and second hard
> drive.
> 
>    *Caution:* This is effective only if DOS (or Windows) uses BIOS to
> access the swapped disks. If that OS uses a special driver for the
> disks, this probably won't work.

regards,


	Susumu Takuwa