Installing windows on secondary hard drive

[Jisao]

On Wed, 16 May 2007 12:26:21 -0400 (EDT), Greg Booth wrote
> Everyone,
> 
> Ok I've googling this all morning and can't seem to find any good answers.
> 
> What would it take to install XP to a secondary hard drive ( hdb ) 
> using grub
> 
> I've got the entry in grub thus:
> 
> title           Windows XP
> 
> map (hd0) (hd1)
> 
> map (hd1) (hd0)
> 
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> 
> chainloader     +1
> 
> makeactive
> 
> boot
> 
> I've copied the install files from the CD to the first partition but 
> I'm getting an error "unknown binaries" when trying to boot it.
> 
> Anyone ever had any luck directly installing XP from CD to hd1 ?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Greg Booth

Strange wording.  I assume that you want to run Windows XP from a second 
drive.

First, Windows has to be installed on that drive.  I assume that you are not 
using Grub to install it (you can't anyway).  If XP is not installed on that 
drive, remove the drives in you computer and put the drive you want to 
install XP on as a master drive (hd1, C:).  It's way easier to install 
Windows on a first master drive. 

If or when that is done, remove it and put the drived in you computer as you 
want them.

To boot Windows, chainload hd(1,0).  This is the second drive; (hd0,0) is 
the first drive.

You could also hide the first drive and just boot from the second. This is 
impractical, though, if you want to be able to read you first drive in Linux.

Let us know if you succeed.

Jisao