Debopam Ghoshal wrote:
> Can anyone please help me on how to boot into windows
> as well as linux without reinstalling either of them
> (not windows 2000 atleast)
Which boot loader are you using? There are Grub and Lilo. On which
partition does Win2k live? Since all Windows versions usually (unless
you use some dirty tricks both Linux boot loaders can perform) insist on
booting from the first (primary master) disk, I think it will be either
/dev/hda1 or /dev/hda2. Run as root
fdisk -l /dev/hda
and look for the fist NTFS partition (usually marked * bootable).
If you are using Lilo, open the file /etc/lilo.conf and put the
following lines at the end of the file (adjust the (dev/hda2 line to
your system!):
other=/dev/hda2
optional
label=Win2k
Save the file, then run
/sbin/lilo -v -v
in the console or an Xterm. You need to be root to accomplish that. This
rewrites the boot sector, and you can boot both operating systems.
If you use Grub, you have to edit /etc/grub.conf (which is a link to
/boot/grub/grub.conf). Sorry, I don't remember the necessary lines from
memory (something with chainloader). The difference between Grub and
Lilo is that you don't need to reinstall Grub - just change the
configuration file.
Hope that helps!
Best regards,
Martin Stricker
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