From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DxECv-0003lv-Rr for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:26:10 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6Q1PGle006994; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:25:16 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [134.68.220.30]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6Q1KsZO021322 for ; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:20:54 GMT Received: from fe1.cox-internet.com ([66.76.2.38]) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DxE7t-0005MU-1U for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 26 Jul 2005 01:20:57 +0000 Received: from tx1.net ([24.250.185.18]) by fe1.cox-internet.com (InterMail vK.4.04.00.03 201-232-140-20030416 license c6744489d3c0f75228b0e65fdc3f0157) with ESMTP id <20050726012055.BQYJ13158.fe1@tx1.net> for ; Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:20:55 -0500 Received: by tx1.net (Postfix, from userid 500) id 170D61BE; Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:21:43 -0500 (CDT) From: Chris Cox To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Good reference for installing windows *after* linux? Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:21:42 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 References: <00a101c5912c$89b73140$5f01010a@jnetlab.lcl> In-Reply-To: <00a101c5912c$89b73140$5f01010a@jnetlab.lcl> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200507252021.42788.yeahsowhat@gmail.com> X-Archives-Salt: fa0b6f31-8925-4e5d-8088-bedfbe01f81e X-Archives-Hash: 3d0ed112ca7119b65956d2b639849caf On Monday 25 July 2005 10:21 am, Dave Nebinger wrote: > I've been doing research about finding a way to install windows on my > gentoo box (don't flame me, I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't have to). > > I've got a spiffy new 80gb drive which is available at /dev/hdb that I plan > on using as the windows drive. > > Most of the dual boot guides suggest adding linux after windows; in my case > I have a working gentoo linux system in place that I don't want to sack, > I'd rather just add windows to the new drive. > > Anyone out there have a good pointer for me? > > Thanks! > > Dave In the past I've had Windows on /dev/hdb1 and used grub to swap the two drives so Windows thinks it is still on the primary hard drive. I no longer have a use for Windows though. So good luck with it. -- Chris Linux 2.6.12-gentoo-r6 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 20:18:38 up 1 day, 11:52, 10 users, load average: 0.02, 0.03, 0.00 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list