Linux and NT
Copernican Dragon
5.1 on one partition and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on the other, what
program would load the operating system, LILO or OS Loader? Also, I know
that if you want to have a dual-boot system with Windows 9x and Windows NT,
you need to install NT last, otherwise OS Loader won't recognize the other
operating system. Does anyone know what the correct order for installation
would be? The Linux manual doesn't offer much help; it assumes that if you
want to run another OS, it will be DOS, Win3.x, or Win9x. As far as NT
goes, I doubt that Microsoft would actually give instructions on how to
make one of their products compatible with an Open Source product such as
Linux, given their postition in the Halloween documents.
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-Copernican
William Wueppelmann
The rule is always Microsoft first, since M$ has a nasty habit of overwriting
boot information used by ``other OSes''.
The first thing to do is to set up NT, then create a boot floppy for NT, if
such a thing is possible. Then set up Linux and have it boot from a boot
floppy as well.
Once you have both systems set up so that they can be booted from their own
boot floppies, you can have a look at installing LILO, which probably has a
better chance of booting NT than the NT loader has of booting Windows. LILO
should be able to boot any OS, as long as you supply if with the correct disk
geometry and other information. Since I haven't ever tried to make it dual
boot with NT, I can't offer any specifics as to how this is to be done.
The next step is, of course, to remove NT entirely, but that's another matter
entirely. :^)
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Aquamarine Dragon
>
> Once you have both systems set up so that they can be booted from their
> own boot floppies, you can have a look at installing LILO, which
> probably has a better chance of booting NT than the NT loader has of
> booting Windows.
Actually, the NT+Linux Howto explicitly states that it is a BAD IDEA to have
NT run from Linux. The better (and the only one working correctly) way is to
have Linux started from the NT loader.
However, the advice of first installing NT is still true. But you have to
make sure that your Linux root partition doesn't exceed the 1024 cylinder
limit, otherwise you might have trouble loading the kernel.
I suggest you read the Howto, this explains everything you have to do (and
what you mustn't do as well).
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"Copernican Dragon" <swi...@hamptons.com> wrote:
> A question: If I wanted to convert my system to a dual-boot, with RH Linux
> 5.1 on one partition and Windows NT Workstation 4.0 on the other, what
> program would load the operating system, LILO or OS Loader? Also, I know
> that if you want to have a dual-boot system with Windows 9x and Windows NT,
> you need to install NT last, otherwise OS Loader won't recognize the other
> operating system. Does anyone know what the correct order for installation
> would be? The Linux manual doesn't offer much help; it assumes that if you
> want to run another OS, it will be DOS, Win3.x, or Win9x. As far as NT
> goes, I doubt that Microsoft would actually give instructions on how to
> make one of their products compatible with an Open Source product such as
> Linux, given their postition in the Halloween documents.
>
> -Copernican
>
>
Hi Copernican.
For installing both NT & Linux, you should install NT first, and then,
install linux. For the boot manager, both LILO & NT are usable,
anyway, NT will install a boot loader in which you can declare your
Linux partition.
For example:
2 disks, first is NT, and second is Linux,
edit the NT boot.ini (C:\BOOT.INI) and add a line such as:
multi(w)disk(x)rdisk(y)partition(z)nnnnnnnnn
where:
w is the number of your adapter (0 is the first, 1 and so on...)
x is the number of the logical drive (same as above)
y is the number of the physical drive (...)
z is the number of your partition (...)
for our example: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINNT "Win NT 4.0
etc..." multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINNT "Win NT 4.0 Mode VGA
etc...)" /SOS ... multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(1)partition(0)/kernel "Linux"
The third line could change, beware...
Hoping I could help you...
Firettooth Dragon a.k.a. Christophe Kowarski.
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