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Subject: Re: updated redhat distribution / installation cdroms From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:46:07 +0100 (BST) > soon. I have yet to install RH 6.1 (BTW, on the machine > with NT dual-boot :-)), but I heard several reports > on local mailing lists mentioning instability With dual boot NT you want to pick up the errata boot floppies Alan === Subject: Re: Booting two kernels w/NT boot loader From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:37:06 -0400 erik wrote: > > HI, > > Right now, i am running Redhat 6.1 and Windows Nt. I am using NT's > boot loader. what i want to do is this. i am currently using the > 2.2.12 kernel. I would like to play around with the expirimental > kernel. i want to compile the 2.3.18 kernel and be able to boot both > from Nt's boot laoder. is there a way to do this? It can be done three ways. 1. NT chooses Linux(lilo) and then lilo gives you the choice between kernels. At boot time you have to select Linux from NT's menu, then a kernel from Lilo's menu. This only requires changes in /etc/lilo.conf, run lilo, and update the bootsect.lnx. 2. Have bootsec1.lnx and bootsec2.lnx, with a separate entry for each in your boot.ini file. Set up the first kernel and lilo.conf, run lilo and snarf bootsec1.lnx. Repeat for bootsec2.lnx. 3. Set a Linux partition as the ACTIVE (bootable) partition, and you install lilo in the bootblock of that partition, not in the MBR. The lilo partition has to be primary in the first 1023 cylinders. Then you can use the Lilo menu to boot everything, including NT. Advantages: only 1 boot loader to configure, only 1 menu to select from at boot time, the MBR is unchanged and makes NT happy. ===