02-16-2006
Again, what Linux is the cd attempting to load? Having that information is vital!
See this collection of
threads or use the search function above and search for linux, xp, and partiton (if that link doesn't work).
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I know nothing about how to re-partition. Is downloading a full distribution of Linux a bad thing?
Uh-oh.
A bad thing...no.
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Can Linux be used in place of XP?
I know folks who do that, but they already know the ins and outs of UNIX/Linux. Not for the faint of heart.
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grub2-file
GRUB-FILE(1) General Commands Manual GRUB-FILE(1)
NAME
grub-file -- Check if FILE is of specified type.
SYNOPSIS
grub-file (--is-i386-xen-pae-domu | --is-x86_64-xen-domu |
--is-x86-xen-dom0 | --is-x86-multiboot |
--is-x86-multiboot2 | --is-arm-linux | --is-arm64-linux |
--is-ia64-linux | --is-mips-linux | --is-mipsel-linux |
--is-sparc64-linux | --is-powerpc-linux | --is-x86-linux |
--is-x86-linux32 | --is-x86-kfreebsd | --is-i386-kfreebsd |
--is-x86_64-kfreebsd | --is-x86-knetbsd |
--is-i386-knetbsd | --is-x86_64-knetbsd | --is-i386-efi |
--is-x86_64-efi | --is-ia64-efi | --is-arm64-efi |
--is-arm-efi | --is-hibernated-hiberfil | --is-x86_64-xnu |
--is-i386-xnu | --is-xnu-hibr | --is-x86-bios-bootsector)
FILE
DESCRIPTION
grub-file is used to check if FILE is of a specified type.
OPTIONS
--is-i386-xen-pae-domu
Check if FILE can be booted as i386 PAE Xen unprivileged guest kernel
--is-x86_64-xen-domu
Check if FILE can be booted as x86_64 Xen unprivileged guest kernel
--is-x86-xen-dom0
Check if FILE can be used as Xen x86 privileged guest kernel
--is-x86-multiboot
Check if FILE can be used as x86 multiboot kernel
--is-x86-multiboot2
Check if FILE can be used as x86 multiboot2 kernel
--is-arm-linux
Check if FILE is ARM Linux
--is-arm64-linux
Check if FILE is ARM64 Linux
--is-ia64-linux
Check if FILE is IA64 Linux
--is-mips-linux
Check if FILE is MIPS Linux
--is-mipsel-linux
Check if FILE is MIPSEL Linux
--is-sparc64-linux
Check if FILE is SPARC64 Linux
--is-powerpc-linux
Check if FILE is POWERPC Linux
--is-x86-linux
Check if FILE is x86 Linux
--is-x86-linux32
Check if FILE is x86 Linux supporting 32-bit protocol
--is-x86-kfreebsd
Check if FILE is x86 kFreeBSD
--is-i386-kfreebsd
Check if FILE is i386 kFreeBSD
--is-x86_64-kfreebsd
Check if FILE is x86_64 kFreeBSD
--is-x86-knetbsd
Check if FILE is x86 kNetBSD
--is-i386-knetbsd
Check if FILE is i386 kNetBSD
--is-x86_64-knetbsd
Check if FILE is x86_64 kNetBSD
--is-i386-efi
Check if FILE is i386 EFI file
--is-x86_64-efi
Check if FILE is x86_64 EFI file
--is-ia64-efi
Check if FILE is IA64 EFI file
--is-arm64-efi
Check if FILE is ARM64 EFI file
--is-arm-efi
Check if FILE is ARM EFI file
--is-hibernated-hiberfil
Check if FILE is hiberfil.sys in hibernated state
--is-x86_64-xnu
Check if FILE is x86_64 XNU (Mac OS X kernel)
--is-i386-xnu
Check if FILE is i386 XNU (Mac OS X kernel)
--is-xnu-hibr
Check if FILE is XNU (Mac OS X kernel) hibernated image
--is-x86-bios-bootsector
Check if FILE is BIOS bootsector
SEE ALSO
info grub
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