Something no-one has said 'cause it's obvious ;-) When installing Linux,
DO NOT SKIP the "create a boot diskette" stage!
Something you should consider: If you plan to be compiling and installing kernels
pretty frequently you should make the effort to get LILO working. This is
because the NTloader solution requires the following steps (IIRC):
Copy bzImage to /boot partition, edit lilo.conf (perhaps) and run lilo (must)
<if LILO is in your MBR, you stop here>
peel off a copy of the boot partition lilo just created for you:
dd if=/dev/hda5 of=/tmp/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
copy this bootsect.lnx (somehow) to drive C:\, but save the original one first!
You need to do lilo/dd/cp EVERY TIME you SNEEZE at your kernel image, since
lilo uses the actual physical location of the image on the disk (remember - the
kernel image is loaded before anything gets "mounted"). This is also the cause of
the 1024 cylinder limit, since early BIOSes couldn't address cylinders beyond this
(modern lilos AND BIOSes can get round this limitation). (that's logical AND)
read the following mini-HOWTOs on http://www.linuxdoc.org/
LILO
Linux+NT-loader
Linux+WinNT
Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2
J.
> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 01:04:08 +0200
> From: Eran Levy
> Subject: Re: Linux Redhat installation and networking
>
> At 14:40 25/06/01 +0300, you wrote:
> >Lev Losik wrote:
> >
> >>What is the best way to install multy boot o/s (Linux + NT/Windows 2000)
> >>using LILO:
> >>First installing Linux and then Windows or wise versa?
> >>What partitioning policy I'll need to set for later Windows NT installation?
> >>(Using fdisk utility how have I to set the partition type?)
> >>
> >>Networking
> >>With peer-to-peer connections how have I to configure networking?
> >>(Using DHCP or manual setting for IP adress, Net Mask etc. if the second
> >>computer is
> >>running under Windows 2000 configured with NetBEUI protocol)
> >>
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> >Hi!
> >
> >The multi boot query has been answered on the list by various contributors
> >(including yours truly) in great detail, several times. Take a look at the
> >archives.
> >
> >In a nutshell, install Win 2000 or NT first. Rule of thumb: Install O/S's
> >in reverse order of "friendliness". Win is a b____, demanding a primary
> >boot partition on your first drive. Linux couln't care less.
> >
> >So, make sure you install Win to a primary partition. I use the first
> >primary for Win 2k, the next for Win 98, and I then create logical
> >partitions for Win data and Linux. If you have BOTH NT and 2k (not clear
> >from your query), forget about using Lilo (Bitter experience!). If you
> >have one Win O/S plus Linux, Lilo works fine.
>
> Thats what I have said that he has to install windows first and then
> install Linux, thats the best. but he asked about NT and we answered.
>
> >You can use Linux fdisk to set up everything, though I prefer to use
> >Partition Magic (which comes with a nice dual diskette version).
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >
> >Dan Feiglin
> >
> >
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