Re: boot in xp
boot from the first disk of the debian distribution.
when at prompt write:
rescue root=/dev/hdaXY
where hdXY is the partition where you have the linux installation
reinstall the bootloader and that's it.
On Wed, 2005-07-06 at 14:30 -0300, Thomas Beresford wrote:
> On 7/6/05, steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl> wrote:
> > Chidrup Tripathi wrote:
> >
> > >After installing Debian on my laptop successfully, I installed Windows
> > >XP. Now when I boot, it goes straight into WIndows XP. What do I have
> > >to confgure to make it multi boot. I once did this wiht another Linux
> > >OS, but it was incompenent. IF you could help me I will be pleased.
> > >
> > >
> > >Chidrup
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > ........install windows first and than debian if this does not give too
> > much trouble. (allthough you can boot into debian from knoppix)
> >
> > s.
>
> If you have created a boot disk during the debian install, then use
> it, so you can boot on linux, and configure properly your boot loader
> (LILO or grub). If you didn't create a boot disk, you can still boot
> on linux using the debian install CD.
>
> Thomas Beresford
>
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