Since you are going to have windows/os anyway.
You can use loadlin to boot linux.
HTH, Chuck
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> >
> > 2). The second problem is that my friend installed RH and the partition
> > containing the /boot was after the 1024 cylinders in the HDD, so now lilo
> > wont install. Then he tried to first install linux and then windows. But
> > when Linux was installed first, it some how took over the whole HDD and the
> > extra space that was left for windows was taken as Extended partition by
> > linux.Is there a way to somehow boot linux even if the kernel resides in
> > more then 1024 cylinder? then this whole problem wil be solved. I heard this
> > is a problem with lilo too, but if I use any other boot loader then lilo,
> > then I might boot, please help me so that i can fix up his machine.
> >
>
> Windows wants to be on hda1, so it must be installed first. I've never had
> a disk big enough to be a problem, but there are options. 1) first a win
> partition, then /boot (below 1024), then win d:, then linux stuff. 2) I
> think bootloaders such as chos do a better job than lilo. Anyway, wait
> till someone else says something about this, as I have stayed below the
> dreaded 8 gig line :)
>
> J.Siltala
>
> > Thank You
> > Nauman
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