On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 03:06:35PM -0700, Dmitriy wrote: | On Wed, Oct 03, 2001 at 04:02:38PM -0500, Lance Heller wrote: | > X-Mailer: exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 | > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org | > Subject: dual boot with Win 2000? | > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Cc: | > | > Work requires I use Windblows 2000. Other linux users with whom I | > work report that while they've successfully built dual boot W95/W98 | > boxen, they've had no success with W2000, apart from a separate boot | > disk of course. I expect shortly to begin a linux install into | > virgin extended partition. While I've made a number of W95/W98 dual | > boot boxes booting through lilo, what W2000 specifice problems should | > I expect? | > | > Thanks for your help. | | Myself, I have GRUB in MBR on the same disk W2K is. | And second HDD is linux. | | It works flawlessly. | tell me if you want more info.
I too have set up GRUB to effortlessly dual-boot win2k and linux. I breifly skimmed some of the other replies and saw suggestions reminiscent of the docs on linuxdoc.org : do this with lilo, then do this with the windows loader, then finish doing this with lilo. While I don't want to condem lilo, I have never had any success with lilo -- either dual-booting win2k or simply booting linux on my previous machine (except via floppy). With GRUB I have had no problems, and I find the configuration to be much easier. You don't even have to touch window's boot setup to boot it from grub. HTH, -D
