T 43 dual boot OS choices
Can anybody assist me with my T 43 OS choice menu during boot up. I had partitioned for two OS, windows XP and 2000 and now only reformatted one partition for storage and only use Win 2K. However during boot I still get the choice menu for both XP and 2K even though XP is no longer on the machine. Where can I edit so it will simply boot to the 2000 partition without asking each time. Thanks! Doug
It's bee waaay to long since I touched 2k (or not long enough), but google took me here:
How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows 2000
HTH,
Z.
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How to dual boot with Windows 8.1 and Arch?
Hello everyone,
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Expi1 wrote:Thanks, I'm mostly struggling with how to partition for Arch and then how to do the bootloader. I'm using Win8 64-bit and from what I understand a Legacy BIOS bootloader. I'm not entirely sure what I should be partitioning the C: into, I've done partitions before, just not for Arch and then I'm not sure whether to use GRUB or syslinux, or if I even need those. Or if I need to use GPT or MBR?
Your disk is already partitionned so you don’t have to choose between GPT or MBR, the choice is already made.
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You’re not saying what your problem is with partitionning, so it’s hard to help.
Thanks for getting back to me, I'm not sure if I just create one large partition for Archlinux or if I have to create multiple? Where I'm also confused is with the Creating Filesystems part of the guide. I don't understand how I'd do this in Windows, or what /dev/sda1 is referring to.
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I'm also aware I need to disable Secure Boot, I just searched my BIOS options and couldn't find anything remotely relating to that, so I'm assuming it's not an issue since this computer was originally on Windows 7 anyway?
Thanks again, Expi.
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Dual-Booting Arch Linux and Windows 7
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hyperreal_logic wrote:
To the original poster:
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Thanks. Yes...I followed the procedure just like you described. I figured that my problem was that I didn't create a separate /boot partition, so I reformatted the partitions I created and redid the install. However, I was not able to install GRUB in the AIF; I had to reboot into the Live CD and install GRUB to my boot partition manually. All is good now as I have a working dual-boot now. Arch Linux has been a sort of learning curve for me, but I have gained valuable knowledge and experience by using this distro.
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Dual booting Windows 7 & Arch...
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320gb & 500gb
I have 6 gigs ram, triple core 2.1ghz w/256mb HD 2400 ATI pciE
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I was thinking about putting (in the bios) the 320 as primary w/ windows 7
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maybe using a gparted cd to make the 320 ntfs, /boot ext2, /root & /home ext4 /swap as swap and 200gigs as fat32
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does anyone have any "easier" to follow directions then the wiki to dualboot win 7 and arch? I'm reading and re-reading and re-reading the wiki again, and it seems like greek to me..
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so any advice would be appreciated.. don't want to start something I cant finish.. ( i can install arch with my eyes closed i've been through enougth trial and screwups)
thanks in advanceHeres how I do it:
1. Split my drive into one primary partition and an extended partition with logical partitions for Linux.
2. Install Windows 7 (first) to the primary partition and Arch Linux inside the extended partition.
3. Install grub to the drive and just uncomment the lines for Windows. Remember to leave "makeactive" commented out.
4. Thats it.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gr … th_Windows
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so, i recently installed ubuntu to check out the advances in the linux world since i last looked into them 10+ years ago... very impressed, but when i tried to delete ubuntu and remove the various partitions (which i was able to do just fine using gparted) reFIT still displayed the **** linux logo from the install i deleted....
OSX still boots fine... a install of Linux Mint i have on another partition(s) still boots fine ... everything appears to work... but i want to know what the possible issues are so i can be prepared...
this is frustrating...
so i went in and looked around with the remaining partitions and noticed the EFI partition which hadn't shown before i mistakenly tried to install another distro over ubuntu after wiping the partition it was on...
so i erased the EFI partition hoping that this would remove the g-damned hold out linux boot logo in reFIT... it didn't... now i suppose i can go back in and create a new EFI partition through gparted but that stupid linux logo will still be there... and i'll have another problem of getting the proper information back onto the EFI partition, which i am unsure of how to do, or where to even dig up the proper information...
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i would rather not wipe the whole drive (aka the primary partition the recovery partition) and do a fresh new install of os x (mountain lion) because i have OSX set up just the way i want it for personal use and work use... all my various tools and so on...
i don't use time machine and can't do a "restore" from a previous back up...
some one please help me out here, what are my options? am i going to have to bite the bullet and do a wipe of the entire drive and all its partitions to get my MBP back to 'normal'???
PS - using a macbook pro late 2011, standard specs, 13"...stqn wrote:
Expi1 wrote:Thanks, I'm mostly struggling with how to partition for Arch and then how to do the bootloader. I'm using Win8 64-bit and from what I understand a Legacy BIOS bootloader. I'm not entirely sure what I should be partitioning the C: into, I've done partitions before, just not for Arch and then I'm not sure whether to use GRUB or syslinux, or if I even need those. Or if I need to use GPT or MBR?
Your disk is already partitionned so you don’t have to choose between GPT or MBR, the choice is already made.
You don’t partition “C:”, that is the name of a Windows partition. You partition a drive.
Grub or syslinux, use whatever the beginners guide tells you to. Personally I think syslinux is simpler which is why I’m using it (but I’m not dual-booting, if that matters).
You’re not saying what your problem is with partitionning, so it’s hard to help.
Thanks for getting back to me, I'm not sure if I just create one large partition for Archlinux or if I have to create multiple? Where I'm also confused is with the Creating Filesystems part of the guide. I don't understand how I'd do this in Windows, or what /dev/sda1 is referring to.
As for the bootloader part, the Beginner's Guide gives you a choice between syslinux and grub, what I'm not sure about is which to use considering I'm dualbooting. How it will affect my windows bootloader, do I disregard that and use GRUB now? I'm unclear on how that works.
I'm also aware I need to disable Secure Boot, I just searched my BIOS options and couldn't find anything remotely relating to that, so I'm assuming it's not an issue since this computer was originally on Windows 7 anyway?
Thanks again, Expi.
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However, if your laptop does not support virtualization then dual
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Can I dual boot Windows Thin PC on my Windows 7?
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I would like to try the Windows Thin PC, can I install it on my Windows 7 and dual boot, if I need it I logon to Thin PC.
KW - CNE,MCSE,VCP5Hi KANE,
Windows Thin PC is a locked-down version of Windows 7. As a result, it will be able to run on any device that is capable of running Windows 7.
Since I have no Windows Thin PC to take a test. An at least advantage of using existing PCs as thin clients is that you can continue to use the hard disk for data that has been stored there.
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Ken KWindows on Intel Macs
There are presently several alternatives for running Windows on Intel Macs.
1. Install the Apple Boot Camp software. Purchase Windows
XP w/Service Pak2, Vista, or Windows 7. For Boot Camp
4.0 and above you can only use Windows 7 or later. Follow
instructions in the Boot Camp documentation on
installation of Boot Camp, creating Driver CD, and
installing Windows. Boot Camp enables you to boot the
computer into OS X or Windows.
2. Parallels Desktop for Mac and Windows XP, Vista Business,
Vista Ultimate, or Windows 7. Parallels is software
virtualization that enables running Windows concurrently
with OS X.
3. VM Fusion and Windows XP, Vista Business, Vista Ultimate,
or Windows 7. VM Fusion is software virtualization that
enables running Windows concurrently with OS X.
4. CrossOver which enables running many Windows
applications without having to install Windows. The
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5. VirtualBox is an Open Source freeware virtual machine such
as VM Fusion and Parallels that was developed by Solaris.
It is not as fully developed for the Mac as Parallels and VM
Fusion.
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Portege R500: XP - Vista Dual Boot
After much struggling I have R500 XP Vista Dual Boot working fine.
I bought the R500 with Vista but found it not so good for real use.
Microsoft have announced that you can go back to XP if you have a Vista Business licence - but Toshiba won't as yet supply an install CD.
I decided to set up a dual boot with another XPPro licence rather than do a reinstall. Many of my problems would apply equally to a straight XP reinstall.
You need to shrink the Vista and/or data partitions to create space for a new primary partition, and then boot from an XP disk to install it in the new partition.
When you do the XP install you'll get a blue scren crash before you get to the screen asking where you want to install because the XP CD doesn't have a sata driver for the hard disk unless you slipstream the OS to include the right driver, or use F6 to load the drivers you need.
You need the Intel Matrix drivers - available from their website - here
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/filter_results.aspx?strTypes=all&ProductID=2800&OS FullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs= 44&submit=Go%21
and you need Item 7 which you put on a usb floppy to use when you press F6.
But watch out - when the XP Install shows you a choice of your special controllers and you have to choose one - there seem to be about 4 in the list. I had no idea which to choose. In fact the list scrolls and the one you want is 82801GBM SATA AHCI (mobile) which is near the bottom of the list. if you choose the wrong one the process will end with a blue screen 0007B Stop crash.
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The way to fix this is to use a Vista boot CD, get past the first screen, select Repair, select Command prompt, and then at the command prompt, type:
bootrec.exe /fixMBR
and then
bootrec.exe /fixBoot
then exit and reboot.
Vista will then work, but XP will have gone!
then you need a utility to help you modify the Vista boot record - I used EasyBCD (readily available on the web) having failed with Acronis OS Loader.
One other problem - I had a "missing hal.dll" message which stopped XP installing as well. This was because the partition number in the boot.ini file it built was wrong - for me the correct number was 3. As XP had failed to installat hat stage I could get into Vista and use notebook to edit boot.ini
Once I had both systems booting I could bring XP up to date and load the Toshiba drivers. Once all the Toshiba drivers had been installed the system tree had no yellow warnings and everything seems to work OK.
The whole process is well documented on the web but the points I've highlighted here were not or caused me particular grief and took much trial and error and reseach to work out and when I called them last week some of these points were not apparently known to and were certainly not solved by Toshiba UK support.
I now have a satisfactory dual boot - XP is much better for me than Vista - and I will revert to Vista if and when the service packs etc mean that it seems to have adequate performance.
I hope Toshiba will document this process properly and publish the results and supply an easy way of getting the files you need in one operation rather than having to download each bit separately.
Good luck!Hi Richard
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Pros and cons of various dual boot and virtual options?
I have purchased a 500 GB hdd 8 GB RAM Macbook Air with the intent of being able to run a few PC programs (i.e., no Mac versions) a few times a week, both of which are radiology image viewing programs. I can cover other programs with Mac software versions.
Years ago I worked briefly with a computer that used Parallels. It seemed to be OK--in fact, there was a compatilbility mode that allowed me to run PC programs along with the native Mac programs, so it must have been a virtual setup.
With this new hardware, I can make my own choice about whether to do a frank dual boot or whether to run Windows 7 as a virtual machine, I guess, under Parallels or VMWare. I would appreciate any input from people who have experience with doing any of the combinations, including comments about how difficult the installation is/was and whether there is a noticeable slow-down because of use of resources, particularly with the virtual methods. My Air boots quite quickly--does the boot time into Win 7 with Boot Camp extend boot time significantly? What other questions should concern me? (one other question that I asked in a different part of the forum concerns the difference between PC and Mac keyboards and how that is handled with dual boot or virtual machines...)
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Uninstall Linux and Grub dual boot from Win7 HP dm4..
uninstall Linux and Grub dual boot from Win7 HP dm4. I only have recovery disks. I just want to do a Startup Repair not a full system recovery.
When I reboot with the recovery disk there is no choice for Startup Repair.
thank you for any help.
Blue JacketHello bluecape. I understand you'd like to uninstall Grub/Linux. Is your recovery disc a Windows Recovery disc or the HP System Recovery disc?
You will need to begin by fixing the "Master Boot Record." This is where Grub is installed and what allows you to select your operating system. If you have a HP System Recovery disc the steps may be different--these steps are specifically for a Windows Recovery Disc. Try the following.
Boot the notebook with your Recovery Disc.
Select "Repair your Computer."
Select your Windows version once the dialog box populates.
Choose "Command Prompt" as your Recovery Tool.
From the command prompt type "bootrec /FixMbr" and press Enter.
Once this is finished type "exit" and press Enter.
Take the disc out and reboot the PC. It should boot straight into Windows without a boot loader prompting you.
The Linux files and partitions are still there but you can now remove those partitions from Windows. Simply format the partitions to "uninstall" Linux.
I hope this is helpful. If you have further questions just let me know. Have a great day!
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Partitioning a disk for dual boot
My system disk failed last week. The media just stopped holding a proper magnetic charge so I ended up with loads of bad blocks.
The disk was 120 GB in size.
I replaced it with a 500 GB model. But I didn't need the extra space for the system disk so I partitioned it into 2 drives (Mac OS Extended). The first one I set to 185 GB and the second one I made 300 GB. The rest of the space was lost due to rounding.
I restored the 185 GB partition from my backup copy (Retrospect 5) and was quite satisfied with the results - Mac OS 9.2.2. I also was able to access the other (empty) partition successfully.
I booted the system into 9.2.2 from partition #1 and decided to install OS X on the larger partition. So I loaded up the Tiger Install disk #1. The install process started but when I was asked to select a target drive the empty second partition was not in the list of choices.
Why?
I want to have a dual boot capability on the single drive. How do I do that?
GaryNot all G4s supported drives greater than 128 GB:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2544
http://lowendmac.com/2005/how-big-hard-drive-imac-emac-power-mac-powerbook-ibook / -
Arch And Windows 7 Dual Boot On Separate HDD
Hi everyone.
Firstly, a big thank you to everyone for helping me out in my first thread regarding choice of partitions and filesystems.
I went on to install Arch today on my second HDD (160GB). My first HDD has Windows 7 installed on it. (The BIOS shows that the HDD with Win 7 installed is HDD1.)
Arch showed the HDDs as sda and sdb. I was installing on sdb and created my partitions accordingly.
sdb1 --> root (15GB)
sdb2 --> swap (1GB)
sdb3 --> var (10GB)
sdb4 --> home (remaining space)
I had to flag sdb1 as Bootable.
Then I was asked about mountpoints and something about selecting by dev or uuid. I didn't quite understand but selected dev. Then formatted with ext4. Did not add any parameters.
Before proceeding they gave a warning about no /boot partition but I continued anyway.
It was an FTP install and went pretty smoothly. I configured everything exactly as I had read in the guides online and Wiki. GRUB said it configured successfully (I did not make any chnges to it). I had put GRUB on sdb and not on any partition.
As I rebooted, my system did not show the GRUB but went straight on to Windows 7. I went into BIOS and changed my first drive to the 160GB Seagate where I had installed Arch and rebooted. This time GRUB came up without any option to boot Windows 7. When I selected Arch it gave an error and did not boot.
So I'm back on Windows 7 and need help. I'm a noob and did not much understand the solution that I saw on another thread. Since I intend to have the 2 OSs on separate drives and dual boot, what should I do?
Will be very grateful for any help.
Last edited by Ritwik7 (2010-06-06 12:01:31)Here you go:
# Config file for GRUB - The GNU GRand Unified Bootloader
# /boot/grub/menu.lst
# DEVICE NAME CONVERSIONS
# Linux Grub
# /dev/fd0 (fd0)
# /dev/sda (hd0)
# /dev/sdb2 (hd1,1)
# /dev/sda3 (hd0,2)
# FRAMEBUFFER RESOLUTION SETTINGS
# +-------------------------------------------------+
# | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
# ----+--------------------------------------------
# 256 | 0x301=769 0x303=771 0x305=773 0x307=775
# 32K | 0x310=784 0x313=787 0x316=790 0x319=793
# 64K | 0x311=785 0x314=788 0x317=791 0x31A=794
# 16M | 0x312=786 0x315=789 0x318=792 0x31B=795
# +-------------------------------------------------+
# for more details and different resolutions see
# http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB#Framebuffer_Resolution
# general configuration:
timeout 5
default 0
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue
# boot sections follow
# each is implicitly numbered from 0 in the order of appearance below
# TIP: If you want a 1024x768 framebuffer, add "vga=773" to your kernel line.
# (0) Windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
# (1) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/mapper/vghparch-lvroot ro quiet
initrd /kernel26.img
# (2) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux Fallback
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/mapper/vghparch-lvroot ro
initrd /kernel26-fallback.img
I installed grub on the second hdd and configured the bios so this drive comes first in the boot sequence and as pyther pointed out above the drive where grub is loaded from becomes hd0.
Last edited by Ashren (2010-06-07 18:51:29)
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