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I had installed RH linux 6.2 on my Hdd ( /dev/hda2 being .. u know
what)
Later on I had Win NT on the same machine and made up NT OsLoader to do
the Dual Booting for me ..
Now i made a fresh insatllation of Windows XP and I dont have access to
my Linux !
I have Linux boot diskes (CDs) with me but i dont have the XP
insatlation CDs and I dont have a Floppy Drive either :(
Linux boot image is ofcours on the bootpartition and not on MBR .. now
XP has access to MBR
now i can always peel the bootsector from my linux partition
# dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
then use this file bootsect.lnx to let XP load Linux for me by editing
boot.ini
adding C:\bootsect.lnx="linux" to the boot.ini file
but HOW do i get to the exisiting Linux installation with the Linux CDs
i have ?
i cant break out of the SETUP (anaconda) if I boot off the linux CD ..
now i have too boot into my existing Linux installation ( i dont have a
Floppy drive) to make the bootsect.lnx file
how do i do that ?
Roshin
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had installed RH linux 6.2 on my Hdd ( /dev/hda2 being .. =
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know what)</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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size=3D2>Later on I had Win NT on the same machine and made up NT =
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the Dual Booting for me ..</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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size=3D2>Now i made a fresh insatllation of Windows XP and I dont have =
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my Linux !</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
Gothic" size=3D2>I=20
have Linux boot diskes (CDs) with me but i dont have the XP insatlation =
CDs and=20
I dont have a Floppy Drive either :(</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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size=3D2>Linux boot image is ofcours on the bootpartition and not on MBR =
.. now XP=20
has access to MBR</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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size=3D2>now i can always peel the bootsector from my linux=20
partition</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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dd if=3D/dev/hda2 of=3D/bootsect.lnx bs=3D512 =
count=3D1</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
Gothic"=20
size=3D2>then use this file bootsect.lnx to let XP load Linux for me by =
editing=20
boot.ini</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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size=3D2>adding C:\bootsect.lnx=3D"linux" to the boot.ini=20
file</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>but HOW do i get to the exisiting Linux installation with the =
Linux CDs i=20
have ?</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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cant break out of the SETUP (anaconda) if I boot off the linux CD=20
..</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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size=3D2>now i have too boot into my existing Linux installation ( i =
dont have a=20
Floppy drive) to make the bootsect.lnx file</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D582104504-10122001><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Century =
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size=3D2>how do i do that ? </FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2>Roshin</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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