[H-GEN] Boot selector for Debian

[Christopher Biggs]

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Bradley Marshall <brad at humbug.org.au> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:

>> (NB: You should always install your linux bootloader on the bootblock of
>>  the linux partition, never on the mbr, as the mbr gets clobbered by
>>  microsoft at every opportunity.)
>
> FWIW, I installed WinNT 4.0 and upgraded to Windows 2003 server yesterday
> and it didn't touch the mbr, so I don't believe thats so much of a problem
> these days.

These days microsoft go *straight* for the jugular: they wipe
*everything* not just the MBR.

Buy a PC with WinXP from many vendors and all you get is a "Recovery
CD" (in place of a proper install CD) which wipes the WHOLE drive.
$COW_ORKER is currently having extreme pain[1] trying to get Linux on to
a new laptop while still keeping a licensed copy of Win XP....

I'm /so/ glad their anti-competitive practices got stamped out by that
antitrust lawsuit...

--cjb

[1] but looks to just about have it licked...


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