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Old 05-06-2009
Installing LINUX on a separate HD
For the last few installations of Linux I have installed it with XP via a dual boot set up on one HD.

Now I have purchased a 2nd HD and would like to install Linux on the 2nd HD and keep the first HD for XP. How do I go about setting up the HD's for this? Do I have to create a small partition on the first HD (the one with XP) to accomodate the GRUB Boot Loader?

HD's connected with SATA
Suse 10.3 the version of Linux

Any help much appreciated.
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Old 05-06-2009
Install XP on one disk. Install SuSE on the other. Install GRUB in the MBR of the first disk. That's it.

Explanation: GRUB doesn't need a separate partition to work, it only has to know where to find it's files. The first stage is completely embedded into the MBR boot code, and it's only purpose is to load the rest (stage 1.5 and 2).
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Old 05-12-2009
Thanks for your response.

I got it set up fine,

nistleloy.
 
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