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-nosebear-

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Registered: 2017-10-06

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[solved] New disk drive for Windows installation in dual boot

Hi there,

a have a running installation of Arch linux. It is dual-boot with Windows, everything is running fine. I have two disk drives with the following configuration:
/dev/hda1 --> Windows installation
/dev/hdb1 --> Windows user data
/dev/hdb2 --> Arch linux
I need to change the hard disk /dev/hda1 with the Windows installation for a new drive.

The question is: what steps to I need to take when I replace /dev/hda1 with a new drive and a new Windows installation to keep my Arch linux running?

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Last edited by -nosebear- (2017-10-08 16:12:26)

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: [solved] New disk drive for Windows installation in dual boot

Probably just reinstall the Arch bootloader.

Is this a BIOS or UEFI system?

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-nosebear-

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Re: [solved] New disk drive for Windows installation in dual boot

My system uses BIOS boot method, boot loader is syslinux.

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 19,794

Re: [solved] New disk drive for Windows installation in dual boot

My solution would be to hand edit the syslinux configuration file on your boot partition.  It should (generally) be mounted on /boot.

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