There is a howto in the /usr/doc directory, buried in the "mini"
section, I believe, that tells you how to use the NT boot loader. I'll
give you instructions from memory, which are a bit vague, but the outline
is correct.
1. install lilo on the first sector of your root partition (ie:/dev/hda2)
2. use dd to copy the lilo boot sector to a file.
I _think_ it is something like this (don't quote me):
dd if=/dev/hda2 of=linuxboot.sec bs=1 count=512
3. Get the file to your NT partition primary drive (c:) root partition.
4. add an entry to the boot.ini file that looks like this (again, I
think)
linux=linuxboot.sec
When you boot under NT, you should have a linux choice. that choice
loads the LILO program which will then boot you into linux.
wade
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Jaime Batiz wrote:
> Dear Jean-Louis,
>
> I'm not familiar with Windows NT's boot.ini file. this is what is looks like
> so far:
> [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 Version
> 4.00"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version
> 4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos
>
> Given that windows is on the Master HDD in the primary IDE, and Linux is on
> the Master HDD on the secondary IDE, do you know what the entry should look
> like to include Linux?
>
> Just to be clear with what you are saying: do you then suggest that LILO
> should not be controlling the boot for the machine, and only the boot for
> Linux, so that I let windows NT handle the choice of OS at boot time?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jaime
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jean-Louis Debert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Problems with LILO
>
>
> > > Jaime Batiz wrote:
> > > >You should install LILO in the first sector of the root partition
> > > of Linux.
> > >
> > > So I specified hdc, for the bootloader.
> >
> > No, the root partition is hdc1, not hdc ...
> >
> > You must also alter your NT boot manager and add an entry for Linux,
> > pointing to the 1st partition on the "hdc" disk ... but I assume
> > that you already did this ...
> > You should NOT change anything in your BIOS ...
> >
> > --
> > Jean-Louis Debert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 74 Annemasse France
> > old Linux fan
> >
>
