I'm REALLY confused about this because I have never had the problem, despite having done numerous installs of LM from 7.1 to 8.1 on systems which already had W2K, NT4 whatever. At the moment I'm running a XP / LM8.1 machine. AFAIK XP uses the same bootloader setup as NT and 2K (it's all just flavors of NT anyway I guess). My installation procedure was:
1. Install XP leaving some unpartitioned space. 2. Install LM8.1 The boot device is HDA. LILO handles it. XP boots (as rarely as possible). LM boots. No problem. No floppies. I previously had the same experience with a W98/NT4/W2K/LM system. LILO was configured with two choices - M$ or Linux. Choosing M$ would then execute the windog boot loader from which I could choose which flavor of hell I wished to descend into. Again, apart from windoze being there - no problem and no floppies at any stage of the process. So, can someone sort me out as to why I am so lucky? I am really keen to know the ins and outs as I anticipate installing LM on lots of client machines, so I guess I'll run into whatever circumstances cause the problem soon enough. TIA Brian On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 08:37, Jorge Giménez Mayorgas wrote: > Hi again. > > My problem is that I can't boot linux after installing lm8.0. > I get L0 instead of graphical lilo. W2k rules the MBR . > > I am going to read the url http://www.johnlenin1.com/dual_boot.html > > and try. > > Another thing, how can I make a boot disk from Lm 8.0 installation ? > > Thanks, > Jorge Giménez > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Oliver Thieke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 1:32 PM > Subject: Re: [expert] Boot Loader > > > > Hi Jorge ! > > > > > > > new PC: configuration. > (fat32) > cdrom > 20,4 gb disk (fat32) > > > > cd-rw > 60 gb disk (w98 + w2k + linux) > > > something about a boot diskette but I can't do it on install . > > > Any ideas? I know about how to install lilo if I have w2k. > > > > What exaclty is the problem ? > > > > There might be 2 possibilities: > > > > 1.) If you install the OS in a certain order it should be easy > > going: > > 1. w98, then 2. w2k and finally mandrake. I've done that on one > > machine - works without problems. (Only in that order - w98 -> > > mandrake -> w2k screws up) > > > > 2.) If w2k rules the MBR it's a different situation: > > Look e.g. for: > > http://www.johnlenin1.com/dual_boot.html > > > > If you boot from mandrake CD and follow the GUI installation > > one of last steps ask you for creating the boot disk. > > > > Good Luck > > > > Oliver Thieke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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