bootable cd? [message #225395] |
Sat, 07 October 2006 16:19 ![Go to next message Go to next message](/theme/Renegade_Forums/images/down.png) |
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jnz
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is it possible to create a CD that will boot straight into windows? i don't have a floppy drive. im working fully from linux so any windows programs is out of the question.
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Re: bootable cd? [message #225435 is a reply to message #225395] |
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either setup your grub/lilo to optionally boot from windows,
use a commercial bootmanager like acronis os selector
or boot your windows xp setup cd, go straight into the repair console and do a "fixmbr"
that are the options. but this is basic........!
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Re: bootable cd? [message #225438 is a reply to message #225436] |
Sun, 08 October 2006 00:54 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/theme/Renegade_Forums/images/up.png) ![Go to next message Go to next message](/theme/Renegade_Forums/images/down.png) |
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thats why i mentioned it last...
would be the fastest way anyways.. if you want to access your linux partition again boot from your linux cd and install your linux bootmanager again.
and if you wanna do it right just do one of the first two points... i would recommend setting up the windows partition in your linux loader (lilo/grub or w/e)
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Re: bootable cd? [message #225446 is a reply to message #225395] |
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jnz
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yea sorry i should said more here is what i get from mount:
dan@linux:~> su
Password:
linux:/home/dan # mount
/dev/hdd2 on / type reiserfs (rw,acl,user_xattr)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5)
/dev/hdc1 on /windows/C type ntfs (ro,noexec,nosuid,nodev,gid=100,umask=0002,nls=utf8)
/dev/hda on /media/dvd type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
/dev/hdb on /media/dvdram type subfs (ro,nosuid,nodev,fs=cdfss,procuid,iocharset=utf8)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
linux:/home/dan #
linux:/home/dan #
btw: i do have 2 hard disks. linux is installed on the second windows onthe first. the bootloader is on the first.
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Re: bootable cd? [message #225500 is a reply to message #225474] |
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That is not neccesary.
You need to add an extra line to your grub config file if the OS you want to boot is on a different physical disk. It has been a while since I set up my bootloader so I cannot remember exactly what it was but you should just have to add something like this under the windows section in the file.
map (hd1) (hd0)
I would post my config file but I am at my parents for thanksgiving and I only have my laptop with me and all the operating systems on my laptop are on the same hard drive. My main computer has Win Xp, debian and vectorlinux and windows is on its own drive and I can boot it fine using Grub.
Google is an excellent resource for little problems like this and I bet you could find exactly what you are looking for within five minutes if the command I gave you does not work.
I am assuming you left the windows MBR intact and installed grub on your linux drive? If that is the case you should be able to tell your BIOS which hard drive to boot off of and boot into windows using that.
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Re: bootable cd? [message #225537 is a reply to message #225395] |
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jnz
Messages: 3396 Registered: July 2006 Location: 30th century
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i did know, in fact i even got cedega but no matter how much i tryed it wouldnt run. when i tryed to install nothing happend so i just gave up
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