On 3 Oct 2002, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 14:24, Patrick Beart wrote:
> > It's axiomatic to install Windows, first, and then Linux.
> > I've never heard of it working any other way.
>
> It works. You just need to have a boot disk (or other magic) to boot
> Linux again after Windows re-writes the boot record. Once back in
> Linux, you have to set up and re-install your boot loader.
I've done it lots of times (trying to get VMware to work with the
dual-boot configuration 8^( ). I've made it a habit now that when I
install Linux, I'll put the boot loader in the boot partition instead of
in the MBR. Then the only thing I need to do after installing the MS OS
that shall remain nameless is boot with the boot disk (or CD/ROM in rescue
mode) and mark the /boot partition active again.
BTW, *do not* use the W*ndows disk manager to mark the /boot partition
active. It reliably screws my entire partition table.
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Matthew Saltzman
Clemson University Math Sciences
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