RE: Dual boot win/linux
"Long, Jesse" <[email protected]> Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:22:53 -0500
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Jess Long Systems Engineer Software Delivery - Linux PSP Development Industry Standard Servers Hewlett Packard Company Ofc: 281.927.1276 Fax: 281.518.5058 E-Mail <mailto:[email protected]>=20 "As in football,=20 if you stand still, you go backwards." =20 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harry Hambi Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 6:58 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Dual boot win/linux =20 Hi all,=20 Looking into a sample grub.conf file, can anyone explain the highlighted parts=20 Title windows xp=20 =20 rootnoverify (hd0, 0)=20 chainloader +1=20 Rgds.=20 Harry.=20 http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system.=20 Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. 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This is used when the OS being loaded is outside the area of the disk = that GRUB can read, but setting the correct ‘root’ device is still = desired. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The “chainloader +1” = means for GRUB to load the first sector of the current partition as the boot = loader.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hope this helps.</span></font></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><i><font size=3D3 = color=3Dgray face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray; font-style:italic'>Jess Long</span></font></i><font color=3Dteal = face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:teal'><br> </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dteal face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:teal'>Systems Engineer<br> Software Delivery – Linux PSP Development<br> Industry Standard Servers<br> Hewlett Packard Company<br> <br> Ofc: 281.927.1276<br> Fax: 281.518.5058<br> <br> </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">E-Mail</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dteal face=3D"Futura = Md"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Futura Md";color:teal'>"As = in football, </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dteal face=3D"Futura = Md"><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Futura Md";color:teal'>if you = stand still, you go backwards."</span></font></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p> <div> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font = size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=3D3 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1> </span></font></div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font = size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> = [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] <b><span = style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Harry Hambi<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 28, = 2005 6:58 AM<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> = [email protected]<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Dual boot = win/linux</span></font></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi all,</span></font> <br> <font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Looking into a sample grub.conf file, can anyone explain the highlighted = parts</span></font> </p> <p><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Title windows xp</span></font> <br> <font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><br> <font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> &nbs= p; <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> rootnoverify (hd0, = 0)</span></b></span></font> <br> <b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; font-weight:bold'> chainloader = +1</span></font></b> </p> <p><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rgds.</span></font> </p> <p><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Harry.</span></font> </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><br> http://www.bbc.co.uk/<br> <br> This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain<br> personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless = specifically<br> stated.<br> If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. = <br> Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in<br> reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. 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