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RE: [LI] Linux and NT



One way to remove lilo is to use fdisk /mbr which is an undocumented
feature. Try this under windows* and you will find lilo missing.

-Balbir




On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 SubramaniA@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> Even I had the same experience. Actually i removed the NTFS partition which
> was a primary one so that I could have RH6 and NT on my machine. After
> deleting the NTFS partition I created a new one (same space) and formatted
> it using FAT 16. BUt LILO simply wouldnt go. So I couldn't install  NT.
> after it restarts for the 1st time it used to go to LILO and start linux. I
> Later upgraded rh6 and selected the Boot loader in MBR option. Nad then
> proceede with NT istallation again, which went fine. I still havent found a
> way to remove LILO.
> I used some info from the Howto's which dealt with the topic (this was a
> year ago), and on rebooting all I could see was an abridged version of LILO
> with the "LO" missing. Now even LINUX wouldnt boot. HOW i managed to get rid
> of it ( by installing Win 98 is a different story)
> 
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> So it shall be written............
> And so it shall be done........
> UP THE IRONS!
> 
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> > From: 	Amit Jaisingh[SMTP:kbj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Reply To: 	linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: 	Tuesday, October 05, 1999 12:45 PM
> > To: 	Linux India
> > Subject: 	[LI] Linux and NT
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > There has been some talk about co-existance of Linux and NT. I'd like to
> > share a strange experience which i had while installing NT 4.0 server and
> > linux on one of my machines. I partitioned the harddisk and created a
> > FAT16
> > partition and left the remaining space unpartitioned space for linux. I
> > formatted the FAT16 partition and kept Dos over there. I then installed
> > linux and LILO in the MBR. As expected during startup LILO gave an option
> > to
> > boot into linux or dos. After that i installed NT 4.0 server. It was now
> > that the unexpected happened LILO was there and still gave me two options
> > "LInux" or "DOS"..and on selecting DOS the WIN-Nt OS loader came up giving
> > a
> > choice to boot up from NT or DOS. I don't know why NT didn't crib. Any
> > pointers anyone.
> > 
> > -amit
> > 
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