[WBEL-users] Remote Control of Dual Boot Options

[John Morris]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2003, TASIS IT Office wrote:

> I am looking for a way to switch machines between Windows and Linux -- I
> would like to control which it boots.  I would like to ssh (or go to a
> local machine) and tell it which OS to boot next.  I would like to be
> able to do this from both the Linux & windows side.  

The only way I can think of is to set the machine to always boot linux via
lilo.  Then when you want windows use the -R switch to lilo to set Windows
to start on the next boot and then reboot.  Since the -R only works on the
very next boot, after Windows shuts down and restarts Linux comes back.

Grub might also be able to do the same trick, but I haven't investigated
it enough to say.  I use the lilo -R trick (between two linux installs in
an automated reimaging system) though so I know it works.

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