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So, as the initial install gave +</I>>>><i> you a "Mageia" title entry for the installed system, this will always be +</I>>>><i> set to the last installed kernel. Also, Windows partitions are +</I>>>><i> identified as such in the Mageia-generated titles. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Side note... a 'problem' I always have to do by hand and EasyBCD... +</I>>><i> Would it be feasible, when installer detects there is a windows partition, +</I>>><i> add the Linux entry to the windows boot menu ? +</I>>><i> Probably XP is easy, boot.ini is text, but for Win7 you must edit the +</I>>><i> BCD programatically. Are there linux tools to do that ? +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Is there a special reason you need the Windows bootloader? Normally +</I>><i> you let the Linux bootloader do the work, the installer detects all +</I>><i> Windows installations and inserts the proper entries in the menu.lst - +</I>><i> you can also set the boot default to Windows very easy (if you want). +</I>><i> +</I> +The point would be how the Windows installer handles other operating +systems except itself, and the fact that it will overwrite GRUB with +its own boot loader, rendering other systems non existent from a +boot menu. There's no easy fix to this issue, and editing from +a system you can't even boot into from a cold boot, is not an +feasible option. + +Some GRUB magic can however be applied, fooling Windows into thinking +its on the first drive, but that only really works after installing it +as far as I know. + +– Olav +</PRE> + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006073.html">[Mageia-discuss] Enhance GRUB +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006074.html">[Mageia-discuss] Feature request: uppercase letters in user names +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6078">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6078">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6078">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6078">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |