So you want to install linux later, why not install grub when its the time you want to install linux. Most distros will autosetup your multibooting if there is a preinstalled windows.
On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Ludwig Isaac Lim <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi: > > I'm trying to install grub in my WinXP (Home Edition) laptop (for the > purpose of installing > Linux later). I decided that to use GrubInstall > (http://www.geocities.com/lode_leroy/grubinstall/). > > The following is the content of boot.ini (readonly,hidden,system file): > C:\boot\stage1="GRUB" > > I copied stage1 and stage2 to c:\boot > > I also created a very simple menu.lst in c:\boot: > default 0 > timeout 8 > > title Windows XP > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader (hd0,0) + 1 > > Am I correct in assuming that whitespace are allowed before > "rootnoverify" and "chainloader"? > Grub manual did not say anything about whitespaces. > > According to the INSTALL.txt file: > The defaults are such that if you put the files in C:\boot you can > simply go for > "grubinstall"; hence I ran "grubinstall" > > I rebooted my computer, and no menu appeared. There was a message but > before I can jot it > down; it disappeared. > > Any ideas why it didn't work? > > Regards, > Ludwig > > > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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