QUAD BOOT!

traintech86 · 10-16-2009, 05:25 PM

i just figured some people might be a little interested in this. i have an EEE 904HA with a 500 gig hd and i decided i will give a second stab at multi boot. i had 3 os'es up and running but now i want to do 4:

windows XP: classic and it works
Windows 7: its sposed to have some nice features so i wanna expiriment
EEEbuntu: a lil linux to muck around in
Backtrack:if you don't know why then you should google it

any ideas for a good boot loader? i will probly end up with grub because its on ubuntu but if anyone knows any easier ones i'd love to hear about them. if this works ill do it to my desktop the same way.

shimric · 10-16-2009, 06:02 PM

Windows boot manager! WAT

traintech86 · 10-17-2009, 02:46 AM

can you make the 2 linux os' work on it? i hear it won't touch them because of the file system?

shimric · 10-17-2009, 09:24 AM

I actually do not remember, IIRC when I had ubuntu I used grub, but then again I think it was wbm. Soo, I'd just use GRUB if I were you. What are you using now?

traintech86 · 10-17-2009, 07:02 PM

nothing atm, i have windows 7 and xp installed so just what is there

mr.ac · 10-18-2009, 06:31 AM

hum...the only things I understood is window 7 and windows xp. everything else, I have no idea what your are talking about.....
<--<--not a computer geek.

328FTW · 10-18-2009, 07:07 AM

Just use the grub loader if you mess about with it and set up the timer and default boot right it should work alright unless there is something obvious I'm forgetting

traintech86 · 10-18-2009, 07:28 AM

yeah, i am gonna install ubuntu last as the last time i used it, it came with grub. good times.

bean · 11-09-2009, 11:04 PM

GRUB is the best.

traintech86 · 11-10-2009, 11:10 AM

well i couldn't get backtrack to install. i was able to get xp, win 7 and EEEbuntu on and all is running smooth.

10-16-2009, 05:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 900 Thanks: 13 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	QUAD BOOT! i just figured some people might be a little interested in this. i have an EEE 904HA with a 500 gig hd and i decided i will give a second stab at multi boot. i had 3 os'es up and running but now i want to do 4: windows XP: classic and it works Windows 7: its sposed to have some nice features so i wanna expiriment EEEbuntu: a lil linux to muck around in Backtrack:if you don't know why then you should google it any ideas for a good boot loader? i will probly end up with grub because its on ubuntu but if anyone knows any easier ones i'd love to hear about them. if this works ill do it to my desktop the same way.

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10-16-2009, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
shimric Führer of OT!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,394 Thanks: 40 Thanked 45 Times in 38 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Windows boot manager! WAT

10-17-2009, 02:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 900 Thanks: 13 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	can you make the 2 linux os' work on it? i hear it won't touch them because of the file system?

10-17-2009, 09:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
shimric Führer of OT!!! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,394 Thanks: 40 Thanked 45 Times in 38 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I actually do not remember, IIRC when I had ubuntu I used grub, but then again I think it was wbm. Soo, I'd just use GRUB if I were you. What are you using now?

10-17-2009, 07:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 900 Thanks: 13 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	nothing atm, i have windows 7 and xp installed so just what is there

10-18-2009, 06:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
mr.ac Just Say NO to Snorkes Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 329 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	hum...the only things I understood is window 7 and windows xp. everything else, I have no idea what your are talking about..... <--<--not a computer geek.

10-18-2009, 07:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
328FTW 3vzfe tinkering Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 1,525 Thanks: 12 Thanked 99 Times in 83 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Just use the grub loader if you mess about with it and set up the timer and default boot right it should work alright unless there is something obvious I'm forgetting

10-18-2009, 07:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 900 Thanks: 13 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	yeah, i am gonna install ubuntu last as the last time i used it, it came with grub. good times.

11-09-2009, 11:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
bean 91 NA Hardtop Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SC Posts: 522 Thanks: 16 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	GRUB is the best.

11-10-2009, 11:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
traintech86 Traintech86 on all im's Join Date: May 2009 Location: Norfolk VA Posts: 900 Thanks: 13 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	well i couldn't get backtrack to install. i was able to get xp, win 7 and EEEbuntu on and all is running smooth.