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grub2 package

where to put bootloader ?

Asked by Bill C

I have 2 hard drives, sda has windows xp installed. Hard drive sdb is split in two, sdb1 & sdb2. sdb1 is formatted ntfs for windows storage. I want to install maverick on sdb2, (now the problem) where do I want to install the "bootloader" ? Perhaps sda ? as that is where windows loader is already (?) or sdb2 where maverick is going ? THX ! Bill

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#1

Best is to switch both disks, and to install bootloader in Ubuntu disk.
In Ubuntu, run
   sudo update-grub
to make it detect Windows and adding it to boot menu.

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Bill C (wrcflier) said : 		#2

I do not understand,'switch both disks' ?
  (sda is 40gb sata, sdb is 82gb ide, split, sdb1 41gb, sdb2 41gb)
    Install bootloader to ubuntu disk 'ok', I have only ventured into the terminal a couple of times, The "sudo update-grub" is all I have to enter there ?
  This is my son's computer and just finished doing all the updates etc for his xp install, so I did not want to start over.
    On my own computer I started with ubuntu and did not encounter this question when adding xp.
        Thank-You for your fast response, Bill

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Install to the mbr of the bootable drive you installed ubuntu to, it will then have the multiboot all on one drive

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marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#4

in windoze terms, you need to make the drive you installed ubuntu on as the master drive and the other drive with xp as the slave drive. it's just a matter or opening the cover up and changing the cable.

this way, when the computer boots, it will load the ubuntu grub and still give you access to windoze.

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