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need help configuring a boot loader
- Thread starter fiji
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You could always just use the windows bootloader by adding entries to boot.ini in C: and install lilo or grub on the linux partition to load linux (I think you can do that).
(I can't believe I suggested that!)
(I can't believe I suggested that!)
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Yeah, the windows boot loader works fine. I used to use it all the time b4 grub came along. It works something like this...
Install lilo to the boot sector of the linux partition or drive. I've always kept my linux and windows on seperate drives so that each will boot on it's own and my data isn't at the mercy of install programs.
Copy the boot sector from the linux drive onto the windows drive. I usually leave a small fat partition to copy the file from the linux system on to the windows drive. The boot sector copy is done with "dd -if=/dev/sda0 -of=bsect.lnx -bs=512 -count=1" where /dev/sda0 is the boot partition (typically mounted /boot)
After getting that block onto the windows partition, boot windows and add a line to C:\BOOT.INI
C:\BSECT.LNX="Linux"
Every time you update the kernel and have lilo modify the boot sector of the linux drive, you have to also copy the 512 byte boot block to the windows partition. I don't know if that's true for grub or not, haven't dual booted with grub.
Install lilo to the boot sector of the linux partition or drive. I've always kept my linux and windows on seperate drives so that each will boot on it's own and my data isn't at the mercy of install programs.
Copy the boot sector from the linux drive onto the windows drive. I usually leave a small fat partition to copy the file from the linux system on to the windows drive. The boot sector copy is done with "dd -if=/dev/sda0 -of=bsect.lnx -bs=512 -count=1" where /dev/sda0 is the boot partition (typically mounted /boot)
After getting that block onto the windows partition, boot windows and add a line to C:\BOOT.INI
C:\BSECT.LNX="Linux"
Every time you update the kernel and have lilo modify the boot sector of the linux drive, you have to also copy the 512 byte boot block to the windows partition. I don't know if that's true for grub or not, haven't dual booted with grub.
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I think you can point the bootloader (at least the XP one) to different disks/partitions if you want.
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well we couldnt use the windows XP bootloader, because after
we got it working (fixing the windows mbr) we accidentally setup
grub on the windows partition-- so no matter what whenever the
windows one tried to boot it gave us this grub error lol
but when he came over to my house, we just deleted his windows partition (after backing up his stuff he wanted via a liveCD)
made a new windows partition that left about 500megs left over
then put the linux boot partition on the first drive
then setup grub on the MBR... and it works great now
we got it working (fixing the windows mbr) we accidentally setup
grub on the windows partition-- so no matter what whenever the
windows one tried to boot it gave us this grub error lol
but when he came over to my house, we just deleted his windows partition (after backing up his stuff he wanted via a liveCD)
made a new windows partition that left about 500megs left over
then put the linux boot partition on the first drive
then setup grub on the MBR... and it works great now
