Big bad Lilo [was RE: Dual boot question (W2K and Linux)]

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

WinBloze wont like that configuration.

First, you need to install WinBloze first (it doesn't like being
installed second).  Second, if you're willing to use the NT
Bootloader, then you don't need to worry about where your partition
is.  You install lilo onto /dev/hda3 and then copy the boot sector
onto your windows partition (if you're running W2K you want to use
FAT32, not NTFS, or you will want some FAT parition in order to share
data (i.e. the boot sector) between Linux and WinBloze.

-derek

"Chuck Young" <chy at genuity.com> writes:

> Derek, thanks for the reply.
> 
> In a perfect world, I wouldn't run Windoze, but I need it to run certain
> compiled command executables on W2K in a dual/twin boot scenario with
> VMware.  There are other app issues.
> 
> I would like to use Lilo to boot both, rather than NTLoader, but I really
> could not care less.  I just don't want to need to boot off a floppy to get
> to "high" cylinders or run into trouble with W2K during the install,
> although overwriting the win MBR is no issue.
> 
> /dev/hda1 3 Mb booterup partition (and /boot)
> 
> /dev/hda2 20 GB NT5 ntfs partition
> 
> /dev/hda3 10 GB root partition (way up there)
> 
> I would love to install Lilo OVER the win 2K MBR and have it launch a root
> partition way over the 1024 limit.  Is this possible?  I have not heard of
> this
> 
> ----------------------
> Chuck Young
> Internet Systems Engineer
> E-Services Consulting
> Genuity Solutions
> -----------------------------
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-discuss at Blu.Org [mailto:owner-discuss at Blu.Org]On Behalf Of
> > Derek Atkins
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:49 AM
> > To: Chuck Young
> > Cc: Discuss at BLU
> > Subject: Re: Dual boot question (W2K and Linux)
> >
> >
> > I was under the impression that 'modern' lilo didn't have the 1024
> > cylinder problem.  Also, note that "/boot" can be in hda2.  How
> > big a W2k partition do you really want/need?  Do you really _WANT_
> > more than 8G for winbloze? ;)
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > "Chuck Young" <chy at genuity.com> writes:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm in a jam and would like to know if I can boot a W2K O/S
> > from a small IDE
> > > ext2fs root partition in (/dev/hda1).  I know it will work for
> > Linux, but
> > > not sure about W2K.  I think W2k will complain in the install
> > about going in
> > > /dev/hda2 without a windows partition in hda1.  All my web
> > searches show win
> > > at hda1 booting linux.  The object is to not have to use a
> > floppy to boot
> > > Linux with vmware on a large (30G) drive where the root
> > partitoin is above
> > > the translated 1024 cyl.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > ----------------------
> > > Chuck Young
> > > Internet Systems Engineer
> > > E-Services Consulting
> > > Genuity Solutions
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