Canislupus
April 27th, 2009, 02:16 AM
I know there are a lot of threads out there on multiboot, but I cannot seem to find one that covers my needs yet.
Here is my current setup:
Model: ATA ST31000340AS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Size Type File system Flags Contents
1 75.5GB primary ntfs WinXP
2 210MB primary ntfs boot win7 bootloader
3 43.7GB primary ntfs Win 7 system
4 881GB extended lba
5 105GB logical ntfs empty
6 315GB logical ntfs Data
7 461GB logical ntfs Data
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Model: ATA ST3200822AS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 200GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Size Type File system Flags Mount Point Contents
1 403MB primary ext3 boot /boot Linux/Ubuntu
2 15.7GB primary ext3 / Ubuntu Jaunty (x86)
4 32.6GB primary ext3 {empty} (future 64bit Ubuntu OS)
3 151GB extended
5 84.1GB logical ext3 /home
7 24.3GB logical ext3 backups {empty}
-- 38.5GB ---- unallocated------
6 1497MB logical linux-swap swapfile Ubuntu swapfile
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Model: ATA WDC WD800JB-00CR (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Size Type File system Flags Contents
1 41.9GB primary ntfs boot WinXPold -- Old install (for disaster recovery and troubleshooting only)
--- 38GB ---unallocated---
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I am trying to meet as many of the following conditions as possible:
1) I prefer to use Ubuntu as my primary OS. Second place would be Win7,
and Win XP is just there as a fall-back (or for when Win7 beta ends).
2) My boot partition is the second partition on the NTFS drive (sda2). It doesn't have
to be, but I need to swap SATA1 and SATA2 if I am going to use linux grub to boot everything
3) I don't like the windows vista/seven bootloader. I like the troubleshooting options offered by grub, and it's a more attractive interface.
4) I don't want to hide any partitions from any other installation (with the exception of the second XP install (WinXPold). It is there only as a fail-safe, really.
5) I have tried EasyBCD. If Neogrub loaded --before-- Win7 bootloader, I wouldn't mind using it. As it is, if bootloader fails, the boot is dead in the water.
Any ideas?
Here is my current setup:
Model: ATA ST31000340AS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Size Type File system Flags Contents
1 75.5GB primary ntfs WinXP
2 210MB primary ntfs boot win7 bootloader
3 43.7GB primary ntfs Win 7 system
4 881GB extended lba
5 105GB logical ntfs empty
6 315GB logical ntfs Data
7 461GB logical ntfs Data
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Model: ATA ST3200822AS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 200GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Size Type File system Flags Mount Point Contents
1 403MB primary ext3 boot /boot Linux/Ubuntu
2 15.7GB primary ext3 / Ubuntu Jaunty (x86)
4 32.6GB primary ext3 {empty} (future 64bit Ubuntu OS)
3 151GB extended
5 84.1GB logical ext3 /home
7 24.3GB logical ext3 backups {empty}
-- 38.5GB ---- unallocated------
6 1497MB logical linux-swap swapfile Ubuntu swapfile
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Model: ATA WDC WD800JB-00CR (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 80.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Size Type File system Flags Contents
1 41.9GB primary ntfs boot WinXPold -- Old install (for disaster recovery and troubleshooting only)
--- 38GB ---unallocated---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I am trying to meet as many of the following conditions as possible:
1) I prefer to use Ubuntu as my primary OS. Second place would be Win7,
and Win XP is just there as a fall-back (or for when Win7 beta ends).
2) My boot partition is the second partition on the NTFS drive (sda2). It doesn't have
to be, but I need to swap SATA1 and SATA2 if I am going to use linux grub to boot everything
3) I don't like the windows vista/seven bootloader. I like the troubleshooting options offered by grub, and it's a more attractive interface.
4) I don't want to hide any partitions from any other installation (with the exception of the second XP install (WinXPold). It is there only as a fail-safe, really.
5) I have tried EasyBCD. If Neogrub loaded --before-- Win7 bootloader, I wouldn't mind using it. As it is, if bootloader fails, the boot is dead in the water.
Any ideas?