Aqward hardware issues linux/windows...

orionlion82 · 04-17-05, 02:59 PM

i have 2 IDE harddrives.

1. 80GB MAXTOR with XP-SP2 and all my stuff.
2. 160GB Samsung with Xandros OCE, ( or whatever distro i feel like toying with)

XP boots only if the drive is set to master with the jumper,and the master end of the cable is used.

Linux boots only if the drive is set to master with the jumper and the master end of the cable is used.

is there a way to simplify this madness? - theres gotta be an easier way...
oh, and ive only got 1 pin jumper..
tia.

WingsofGOD · 04-17-05, 06:11 PM

Um yeah, set it up as a simple master/slave setup and install lilo or grub to handle the booting process.

SolidxSnake · 04-17-05, 06:27 PM

what linux distro is it??

On my comp (i partitioned an 80GB drive with a 60GB windows, 1GB exchange, and the rest as Kanotix)... I first installed windows, and then I installed Kanotix, and it defaults to using GRUB as a bootloader... I've heard Lilo isn't as good as GRUB, so I chose GRUB

orionlion82 · 04-17-05, 06:53 PM

mmmkay, its Xandros OCE, and it looks like master/slave is gonna be the only way, but i have very limeted experience with linux, and this configuration makes it all the more tricky...leads to a few more clear questions-
which drive as slave and which as master? what to set in BIOS? which one to do GRUB on once i wrap my head around it?
thanks for showing me what im actually up against here folks.

orionlion82 · 04-17-05, 10:41 PM

okay, made the linux drive master with the pin and the cable and configured OCE to show a bootmenu - bang. done. thanks all.

04-17-05, 02:59 PM	Thread Starter #1
orionlion82 Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Aqward hardware issues linux/windows... i have 2 IDE harddrives. 1. 80GB MAXTOR with XP-SP2 and all my stuff. 2. 160GB Samsung with Xandros OCE, ( or whatever distro i feel like toying with) XP boots only if the drive is set to master with the jumper,and the master end of the cable is used. Linux boots only if the drive is set to master with the jumper and the master end of the cable is used. is there a way to simplify this madness? - theres gotta be an easier way... oh, and ive only got 1 pin jumper.. tia.
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04-17-05, 06:11 PM	#2
WingsofGOD Member Join Date: Apr 2005	Um yeah, set it up as a simple master/slave setup and install lilo or grub to handle the booting process.
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04-17-05, 06:27 PM	#3
SolidxSnake Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Massachusetts, USA	what linux distro is it?? On my comp (i partitioned an 80GB drive with a 60GB windows, 1GB exchange, and the rest as Kanotix)... I first installed windows, and then I installed Kanotix, and it defaults to using GRUB as a bootloader... I've heard Lilo isn't as good as GRUB, so I chose GRUB __________________ Too funny. When I logon to Windows, I press Ctrl+Alt+ELITE i7-2600 4001MHz @ 39x102.6~ASRock P67 Fatal1ty Professional~MSI N580GTX Lightning 1536MB @ 1000//2400 @ 1.149v~8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 9-9-9-24~256GB Samsung 830 SSD and 60GB OCZ Vertex~2x Western Digital Caviar Green 1TBs in RAID1 ~BFG ES-800 PSU Custom Watercooling Loop \| Apogee GT, MCW82, MCP35x + Res, Thermochill PA120.2 and 120.3 (both rev1) Yate Loon D12SL-12s pull, 7/16"x5/8" MasterKleer, 100% Distilled Water with Iodine ---All encased in a Silverstone TJ07B-W Join in on the fun! Heatware OCForums Metal Club member #13224
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04-17-05, 06:53 PM	Thread Starter #4
orionlion82 Member Join Date: Jul 2004	mmmkay, its Xandros OCE, and it looks like master/slave is gonna be the only way, but i have very limeted experience with linux, and this configuration makes it all the more tricky...leads to a few more clear questions- which drive as slave and which as master? what to set in BIOS? which one to do GRUB on once i wrap my head around it? thanks for showing me what im actually up against here folks.
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04-17-05, 10:41 PM	Thread Starter #5
orionlion82 Member Join Date: Jul 2004	okay, made the linux drive master with the pin and the cable and configured OCE to show a bootmenu - bang. done. thanks all.
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