Two OS's

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by ThorAxe1, Jul 27, 2007.

  1. ThorAxe1

    ThorAxe1 Private E-2

    Okay, I just installed Ubuntu on my other HDD, and i'm running XP on this one. I was wondering if there was any way to choose which OS I want to start upon booting my system.
     
    ThorAxe1, Jul 27, 2007
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  2. Mada_Milty

    Mada_Milty MajorGeek

    Please refer to this thread titled, Configuring A Dual-Boot Windows2000/XP & Linux System
     
    Mada_Milty, Jul 27, 2007
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  3. ThorAxe1

    ThorAxe1 Private E-2

    I'm using two HDDs, not one. I'm trying to be able to select which HDD I want to boot from when I turn on my PC.
     
    ThorAxe1, Jul 27, 2007
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  4. InYearsToCome

    InYearsToCome MajorGeek

    The default Ubuntu boot loader, GRUB, can handle what you're talking about, no problem.

    here is a thread on managing dual boot with different drives. not very different than dual boot on a single drive, you just specify the hard drive and partition instead of the partition alone. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=257334
     
    InYearsToCome, Jul 27, 2007
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  5. hopperdave2000

    hopperdave2000 MajorGeek

    You could also check the Drive Utilities section here at MajorGeeks for a boot manager. I've used OSL2000 in the past and it works great....
     
    hopperdave2000, Jul 27, 2007
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