--- Mike & Tracy Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, Windows (any version) will overwrite the MBR on
> install, you just
> install Windows first or reinstall lilo after
> installing another OS and
> problem will be solved.
> Michael Holt
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trevor Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 2:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [expert] Re-installing LILO after Win98
>
>
> > Mage Grimau wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to get my machine to dual-boot Win98
> and
> > > linux. After I install linux (have to do it
> first or
> > > the partitioning doesn't work right) I installed
> > > Win98. Then I tried to use my linux boot disk to
> > > reload LILO, but it says "/dev/hda1 has no boot
> > > record" and quits without doing anything useful.
> > > /dev/hda1 is the 7M partition I mount as /boot.
> I
> > > assume I'm doing something wrong, but I can't
> figure
> > > out what (besides adding Win98, that is).
> > >
> > > =====
> > > Mage Grimau, Strange Unwashed & Somewhat
> Slightly Dazed
> > >
> > >
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> > I could be wrong, but I believe that Windows
> writes its boot loader to
> > the first active partition (usually c: or hda1).
> In your case, this is
> > also the linux boot partition, hence your problem.
> If the other
> > suggestions don't work, I suggest you let Windows
> have the first
> > partition, even if it means having 2 fat32
> partitions, with the /boot
> > partition between them.
> >
> > I've done plenty of dual boot installs and never
> had a problem, but I've
> > always had M$ os's on the first partition, and
> linux further up the
> > disk, or on a second disk.
> >
> > Trevor
> >
>
>
Running LILO worked. Oddly enough, after I got Win98
and Mandrake both running, I added NT and it behaved
properly - it didn't screw up the linux boot, so I now
have linux, Win98, and NT all happily sharing the same
20G HD.
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Mage Grimau, Strange Unwashed & Somewhat Slightly Dazed
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