Once the c:\bootsect.lnx file exists, you can put in /etc/lilo.conf: boot=/win95/bootsect.lnx
(assuming c:\ is mounted on /win95, which in my case always is) and you won't have to do the dd thing ever again. Saves a lot of trouble *especially* when you forget the dd thing! HTH Felix > ___________ > Felix Chang > > Hoogovens Research & Development > P.O. Box 10.000 > 1970 CA IJmuiden > tel (+31) 251 492927 > fax (+31) 251 470114 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------- > From: Rafael Kitover[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: woensdag 23 december 1998 2:22 > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: recipient.list.not.shown > Subject: Re: killing off the *)&@ NT bootloader > > I use the NT bootloader to boot between NT/dos|95/linux, the > Linux+NT+Win95 or whatever it was called HOWTO in /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini was > very helpful, basically I have an entry for c:\bootsect.lnx in my > c:\boot.ini. And updated it with a new kernel or whatever. So basically > after a new kernel I do: > > dd if=/dev/sda5 of=/win95/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1 > > where /dev/sda5 is my linux partition and /win95 is my win95 (primary dos > or whatever the hell) partition. > > Also, the howto says you have to copy the bootsect file to a floppy and > reboot or whatever, but using something like the above this step is not > necessary. > > On Tue, Dec 22, 1998 at 08:13:01PM -0500, Sean Johnson wrote: > > An easier solution is to open Disk Administrator > {Start-Programs-Administrative > > Tools-Disk Administrator} and mark the Linux partition as active. > > > > Sean > > > > Jeff Katcher wrote: > > > > > "Richard E. Hawkins Esq." wrote: > > > > > > > > yikes, that thing is stubborn. I've supposedly installed lilo half > a > > > > dozen times, and the thing still comes up asking which NT > configuration > > > > to use . . . > > > > > > > > It needs to be able to boot NT at least for a little while . . . > > > > > > > Okay, i'm flyin by the seat of my pants here, but you should be able > to > > > add an entry to the NT C:\BOOT.INI file that will point to your linux > in > > > some way (isn't there a howto on this somewhere??) try the linux > > > howto's maybe there is a Linux+NT HOWTO. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > -- > Rafael Kitover > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > /dev/null >