[lug] installing linux with NT Dual boot

dan radom dradom at redback.com
Tue Aug 28 13:56:58 MDT 2001


i've found it easiest to install lilo in the boot sector of the linux partition, then use dd to create the bootable linux.bin file and add it to the root of c:, then add c:\linux.bin to nt/win2k's bootloader.

dan

> >>> Good luck.  I've never been able to install a version of Windows
> >>> on a box with another existing OS.  You will want the partition
> 
> On this same thread, I have a machine that currently uses LILO to load 
> either Win98 or Linux (MDK7.1) Now it appears I need to have Win2k to run a 
> client's software. Is there an upgrade path that doesn't require me to wipe 
> out any partitions? Can I conceivably keep both Win98 and Win2K in case the 
> latter turns out to be unstable?



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