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

[Chuck Young]

Thanks guys!  It's been too long since I did an install (this one is for a
friend) and I've lost the confidence that comes with doing it all the time.

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Chuck Young
Internet Systems Engineer
E-Services Consulting
Genuity Solutions
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Atkins [mailto:warlord at MIT.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:38 PM
> To: Chuck Young
> Cc: Discuss at BLU
> Subject: Re: Big bad Lilo [was RE: Dual boot question (W2K and Linux)]
>
>
> 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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