More dual-booting fun than you can shake two HOWTOs at

[Alphax]

n0dalus wrote:
> On 10/15/06, Alphax <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote:
>> n0dalus wrote:
>  > If you want to leave your Windows MBR intact (NTLDR), make sure you
>> > install your Linux boot loader (ie GRUB) to a partition on the same
>> > drive as your Windows installation, not on the MBR.
>> >
>>
>> Ah, wondered about that. Does it matter where on the drive that
>> partition is located?
>>
> 
> I don't think so. I think with some boot loaders it doesn't even have
> to be on the same drive, but I know at least with grub it does need to
> be for the NTLDR trick to work.
> 

Hrm, I think I did something wrong. NTLDR says something about a missing
Windows system file if I try and load the linux.boot file... maybe I
installed GRUB in the wrong place...

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