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\\: dual booting linux with NT loader...
Though I don't really like the idea of dual booting but it's still one
of the options for people to use Linux. The easiest OS to dual boot is
Windows 95 and Windows 98/Me. Both of the OS will be automatically detected
during installation. You'll just need to install Windows 95/98/Me first
and then Linux.
This is not true when you're running Windows NT or 2000. The workaround
is not to use the default LILO as the first OS loader but instead use the
NT loader to boot into both system. This is how:
1. Install Linux as usual, but when the boot options screen is displayed
do not install the boot data to the MBR (Master Boot Record). It'll corrupt
your NT loader info. Instead of that, install the boot data on the installation
partition. Take note on what partition this data has been written. I repeat.
do not write the boot data to your current MBR.
2. Make a boot disk when prompt to. This is to ensure that you will still
be able to reach your linux system if an error occurred or this guide is
erroneous :)
3. Then boot into your Linux system using the boot disk you've created (you've create that don't you?).
4. Log on as root and run this command:
# dd of=/boot.lnx if=/dev/hdc5 bs=512 count=1
this will create the boot info named boot.lnx. /dev/hdc5 is the installed partition where the boot data is written during the installation
remember? Customize this according to your system setup. bs=512 means that
the boot sector is 512 bytes. It won't work if it's smaller or bigger than
this size. Count is the number of copies.
5. Then copy boot.lnx to a diskette (DOS formatted). Use mcopy command
or mount the drive and copy it manually.
6. Boot into Windows NT/2000, and put boot.lnx to the C:\ drive.
7. Search and find boot.ini, you may want to uncheck the hidden system
file option under the folder options.
8. Edit boot.ini by inserting this line at the end of the file:
C:\boot.lnx="Label"
Label is just simply a label, you can put Linux, Penguin, RedHat_Linux
or other label. It's a label for the boot loader selector. Make sure the
label is written as one word!
9. Reboot, wait and hope everything goes well.
10.Select your label and boot into Linux. You're dual booting!
The reason why I'm against dual booting is that you'll never going to get a grip on Linux since there's still a tendency to give up and use Windows but I know there's still a lot of reasons to dual boot. Hope this article helps. Mail me for feedbacks.
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>> resources...
dual booting win2k and linux review
another guide, coincidently refering the same topic, with screen shot.
Nice!
read it here |
the NT boot process
good article on how the mahine boots up NT! Really nice, a must read for
OS lover... presented in a graphical flow chart dislpay.
i need it |
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