Re: [LI] Problem with Linux + NT

["Bilal Muddassir" <noorh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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read the nt+lilo mini howto
youd have to setup the nt loader as the boot manager and then scratch
the boot sector of your linux partition with the dd command and store
it as a file in your root directory of nt partition
everything is explained inside the mini howto

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From: Ghins Mathai <ghins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 7:51 PM
Subject: [LI] Problem with Linux + NT


> I have a 4 G m/c which formerly had 2, 2GB partitions running NT
> and 95. On the 95 partition I installed linux ( from the PCQ CD).  
> 
> Now the fdisk command shows me the following:
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> --------  
> 
>                  Start      End   Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1             1      252  2024158+  83  Linux native
> /dev/hda2           262      523  2104515    5  Extended
> /dev/hda3           253      261    72292+  82  Linux swap
> /dev/hda5           262      522  2096451    7  OS/2 HPFS
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------  
> 
> The NT partition is being shown as HPFS !!!!
> 
> When I try executing /sbin/lilo -v , I get the following error:
> ********************************************************************
> *****  
> 
> LILO version 20, Copyright 1992-1997 Werner Almesberger
> 
> Reading boot sector from /dev/hda1
> Merging with /boot/boot.b
> Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
> Added linux *
> Boot other: /dev/hda5, on /dev/hda, loader /boot/chain.b
> Partition entry not found.
> ********************************************************************
> **************************  
> 
> The contents of my  /etc/lilo.conf file are as shown below:
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> boot=/dev/hda1
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> prompt
> timeout=50
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.0.36-0.7
>  label=linux
>  root=/dev/hda1
>  read-only
> other=/dev/hda5
>  label=nt
>  table=/dev/hda
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> Could any guru enlighten on where I am messing things
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> 
> 
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