08-16-2019, 08:01 PM
(08-16-2019, 07:08 PM)m654321 link Wrote: ...So, why don't you keep your dual-boot system on a single drive (keep it as /dev/sda) instead of the two OS on two different drives? That way I think your back-up drive will always be /dev/sdb whether it's switched on or not...
Kinda funny you mentioned that. Actually I just broke my external drive OUT of its' box so that I could mount it internally and run it off the switch (LOL)! (Wanted to clear away some of the stuff around my PC and had already ordered the switch, so I decided internal was the way to go.
I'm not sure if I tried it yet, but in my mind, if I set the Boot order to:
1) Windows HD
2) Grub
3)Linux HD
Then if the Windows HD is not present (turned OFF) it should move on to the next HD which would be the Grub partition. I will test it this evening.