>>>>> On 13 Jan 2001 10:38:54 +1100
Brian May writes:
BM> I didn't think Windows could boot from a slave drive?
Yes. But i can boot Windows 98 by using GRUB with `map'
command. GRUB's info says following,
> DOS/Windows
> -----------
>
> GRUB cannot boot DOS or Windows directly, so you must chain-load them
> (*note Chain-loading::). However, their boot loaders have some critical
> deficiencies, so it may not work to just chain-load them. To overcome
> the problems, GRUB provides you with two helper functions.
>
> If you have installed DOS (or Windows) on a non-first hard disk, you
> have to use the disk swapping technique, because that OS cannot boot
> from any disks but the first one. The workaround used in GRUB is the
> command `map' (*note Commands::), like this:
>
> grub> map (hd0) (hd1)
> grub> map (hd1) (hd0)
>
> This performs a "virtual" swap between your first and second hard
> drive.
>
> *Caution:* This is effective only if DOS (or Windows) uses BIOS to
> access the swapped disks. If that OS uses a special driver for the
> disks, this probably won't work.
regards,
Susumu Takuwa
