Re: [LI] Linux boot loader

["Bilal Muddassir" <noorh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a mini HOWTO for NT+Linux
NT hates any other bootloader on the MBR other than its own
Install NT then install Linux and do not install lilo on the MBR
Install lilo on the root partition of your Linux system
Make a linux bootdisk during the installation and boot from it
run dd if=/dev/hdXX of=/bootsec.lnx bs=512 count=1 to peel off the boot
sector of Linux root partition into a file
Then cp this file to a floppy disk
Reboot to run NT
Copy the bootsec.lnx file from the floppy into C:\
Find the file boot.ini in NT and attrib -s -r -h boot.ini and edit the
portion of it like this

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation ...
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation ...
C:\BOOTSECT.LNX="Linux"

Save and set the attributes again and reboot to see the Linux inside the
NTLoader menu
Linux should be booted if everything works well

Worked for me


----- Original Message -----
From: betacomp <betacomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 7:57 AM
Subject: Re: [LI] Linux boot loader


> Copy kernel (vmlinuz-XXXXX) to c: drive in NT.
> Use 'loadlin vmlinuz  root=dev/hdax' in dos
> where vmlinuz-XXXX is kernel
> and hdax is linux partition.
> Find linux partition using fdisk -> p in linux.
>
> Best Regards,
> -mukund
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ganesh <ganesanm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 5:20 AM
> Subject: [LI] Linux boot loader
>
>
> |
> |Hi lists,
> |
> |   I 've installed 6.1 in a machine where the NT was loaded.  I just
> |formatted the disk and loaded 6.1.  Now the boot loader lilo is not
> |functioning.  After booting with floppy if I give /sbin/lilo it is saying
> |
> |        "Empty map section".
> |
> | I tried with "fdisk /mbr" also.  It did not work. But if I boot with the
> |boot floppy it is functioning fine.
> |
> |I tried the archieve also.
> |
> |Please help me.
> |
> |Ganesh
> |
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