[Ham-Computers] Dual-HD/Dual Boot

[Dale Miller]

Dave Corio wrote:
> Thinking of adding a dual-boot option to my new PC when I get it. Have
> a spare HD I can toss in the machine and would like to partition half
> of it for archiving from the master HD, and use the remaining half for
> some iteration of LINUX. I did a dual-boot once before with a single
> HD, but have no clue how to set up a dual-boot option with two
> separate HDs. The new PC will come with Win XP Pro (no Vista for THIS
> guy yet!).
>
> Would appreciate any input as to (a) the flavor of LINUX to use (ease
> of use is primary concern!) and (b) how to set up the boot option.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Dave
> KB3MOW
>

Dual booting with 2 separate harddrives is no different than 1 single
drive partitioned to be 2 drives.
You just point the boot loader to the appropriate drive. If you attach
the second drive to the secondary port as a master it will be /dev/hdc1
if on the secondary as a slave then it will be /dev/hdd1 and of course
if you attach it as a slave on the primary port it will be /dev/hdb1.



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