[mythtv-users] Dual Boot?

[Allen Edwards]

On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Drew Gilbert <gilbert.drew at gmail.com> wrote:
> Allen Edwards wrote:
>> I have my mythfrontend system working on sda but I want to be able to
>> add my wife's existing Windows XP HD on sdb as a dual boot option.
>> She has an XP machine with the same basic computer.  I have verified
>> that Mythbuntu 8.04 is running on a sda and the stand alone Windows XP
>> will be on sdb.  I can boot from either one by selecting it in the
>> bios setup but obviously that is not a solution.
>>
>> Best I could figure was to add this to the boot loader:
>> title Windows XP
>> root (sdb)
>> makeactive
>> chainloader +1
>>
>> I get the Windows option showing up in GRUB, but I get an error
>> message when I select it.
>>
>> But obviously I don't know what I am doing.
>>
>> In looking for answers, pretty much people say load Windows first.
>> But I already have both loaded and on their own disks, so that doesn't
>> help.
>>
>> This seems like it should be very easy.  I need to get this running
>> this week for my wife's birthday on the 27th.
>>
>> Help on this would be appreciated.  I just can't find much in the
>> ubuntu wiki or through google.
>>
>> Allen
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> As you are using a different hdd you will need to map the drive so that
> Windows can boot from it. Try something like this:
>
> title Windows XP
> map (hd0) (hd1)
> map (hd1) (hd0)
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> root (hd1,0)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
>
> Hope this helps.

Thanks drew and all the other who responded to my post.  The above
worked. I was confused because of the reporting from "lshw -C disk"
listing the disks as sda and sdb

In any event, it took everything above to get it to work.  I also
changed the disk order so that ishw reported the linux disk as sda
with and without the Windows disk being connected.

Again, thanks to all who replied, especially Drew.

Allen