Hi, I have successfully set up SuSE7.2 and Windows2000 on my Inspiron laptop, and both work fine. The 'issue' is that I have LILO on a floppy, which needs to be in the machine when I boot to get into SuSE, and I keep leaving the disk in the office <g> What I want to do is set it up so I can choose which OS to boot to, without the boot disk. I have read some how-tos and it said I should set-up LILO to the /boot/ partition on my SuSE partition, but both Yast1 and 2 only give me the option to save it to the MBR or Floppy. Any ideas? Phil -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 10:48am up 2 days, 17:46, 2 users, load average: 0.53, 0.25, 0.13
To be able to dual boot, you must install LILO (or the multi-boot loader) into the MBR. My user group routinely runs Installfests, and I have successfully set up dual boots with Windows NT, Windows 9x and ME and Windows 2000. One of the tools I always keep with me is an MS-DOS emergency boot floppy so that I can easily fix the MBR if I screw it up. Additionally, I always use Partition Magic to resize partitions. On 22 Mar 2002 at 10:52, Phil Shrimpton wrote:
Hi,
I have successfully set up SuSE7.2 and Windows2000 on my Inspiron laptop, and both work fine. The 'issue' is that I have LILO on a floppy, which needs to be in the machine when I boot to get into SuSE, and I keep leaving the disk in the office <g>
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On Friday 22 March 2002 14:17, Jerry Feldman wrote: Hi,
To be able to dual boot, you must install LILO (or the multi-boot loader) into the MBR. My user group routinely runs Installfests, and I have successfully set up dual boots with Windows NT, Windows 9x and ME and Windows 2000.
So all I need to do is make sure I have an MSDOS boot disk, choose to save LILO to the MBR, reboot and pray? I did notice that the LILO I have saved to floppy has an option to boot to NT, so I guess it will when I put it in the MBR?
One of the tools I always keep with me is an MS-DOS emergency boot floppy so that I can easily fix the MBR if I screw it up. Additionally, I always use Partition Magic to resize partitions.
Looking at the screen shots of SuSE 8, it looks like it will do all the partition resizing for you, even with NTFS. Phil -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 2:06pm up 2 days, 21:04, 2 users, load average: 0.10, 0.07, 0.08
On Friday 22 March 2002 14:17, Jerry Feldman wrote: Hi,
To be able to dual boot, you must install LILO (or the multi-boot loader) into the MBR.
Well I selected the MBR in the LILO config in Yast1/2 and it still boots me straight to Windows, and I have to put the boot disk in to boot to linux. Phil -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 9:49pm up 5 days, 4:47, 2 users, load average: 0.24, 0.10, 0.03
I am using the XP bootloader to boot linux and it works just fine. I believe NT and 2000 works in the same way. Of course I messed up a few times first. Like not having a separate /boot partition below the first 1024 cylinders (< 8.5Gb or something). As well as using reiserfs for / (including /boot). Reiserfs might work for / as long as /boot is a separate partition using ext2. Check out this link: http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/nt.html Basically I have a 6Gb windows partition, then a 32Mb for /boot, followed by a swap and /. I installed the lilo to a floppy. Booted up once again and run dd on the /boot partition and copied the result to c:\bootsek.lin. Changed the c:\boot.ini and finally I had a dual boot. When I start I have the option of booting XP or linux (the NT bootloader). If I boot linux the next screen will be the lilo boot manager. It works, and was not this what you were asking about? Cheers, Magnus Phil Shrimpton wrote:
Hi,
I have successfully set up SuSE7.2 and Windows2000 on my Inspiron laptop, and both work fine. The 'issue' is that I have LILO on a floppy, which needs to be in the machine when I boot to get into SuSE, and I keep leaving the disk in the office <g>
What I want to do is set it up so I can choose which OS to boot to, without the boot disk. I have read some how-tos and it said I should set-up LILO to the /boot/ partition on my SuSE partition, but both Yast1 and 2 only give me the option to save it to the MBR or Floppy.
Any ideas?
Phil
On Wednesday 27 March 2002 00:20, Magnus Hagebris wrote: Hi,
I am using the XP bootloader to boot linux and it works just fine. I believe NT and 2000 works in the same way. Of course I messed up a few times first. Like not having a separate /boot partition below the first 1024 cylinders (< 8.5Gb or something).
Can I add this /boot partition after I have already installed SuSE/W2K? (I have Partition Magic)
Check out this link: http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/nt.html
Thanks, it seams all I need to get this working is a separate boot partition, which I missed before the 'install'
It works, and was not this what you were asking about?
Yes it was. Classic case of reading the manual after the event. Phil -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 2:09pm up 1 day, 5:25, 2 users, load average: 0.35, 0.17, 0.11
I have done this many times. I have also deleted and moved partitions. It is important that the Windows partition remain the first partition. BTW: I never make a separate boot partition. There used to be a problem with LILO on very large disks, but that problem (actually a non-problem since you could add linear) was corrected. The problem was that LILO could not handle kernels located beyond the 1024th cylinder. Also, before painting yourself in a corner, make sure you have a boot diskette because LILO inserts the physical address of the boot kernel into the MBR. At the Boston Linux and Unix installfests, I use Partition Magic to squeeze the Windows (9x, NT or 2K) down, and I usually create one swap and one large partition for Linux (which is better, IMHO) for beginners. At home: /dev/hda1 - Windows ME /dev/hda5 - / /dev/hda6 - Linux Swap /dev/hda7 - /home /dev/hda8 - /home1 I use the /home1 partition for nightly backups of the network, and generally mount and unmount it as needed. In the past, I have resized and changed the above configuration as needed. Smaller partitions are generally a bit faster. At one time, my system was hanging as a result of the primary hd going to sleep. After swapping out cables and stuff, I finally tracked it down to a problem with my power supply. I have added and removed a /var partition. After making major partition changes, I boot the SuSE installation media and either run LILO manually from a virtual terminal or let the installation utility boot the installed system. You can also rdev a boot floppy. On 28 Mar 2002 at 14:15, Phil Shrimpton wrote:
On Wednesday 27 March 2002 00:20, Magnus Hagebris wrote:
Hi,
I am using the XP bootloader to boot linux and it works just fine. I believe NT and 2000 works in the same way. Of course I messed up a few times first. Like not having a separate /boot partition below the first 1024 cylinders (< 8.5Gb or something).
Can I add this /boot partition after I have already installed SuSE/W2K? (I have Partition Magic)
Check out this link: http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/nt.html
Thanks, it seams all I need to get this working is a separate boot partition, which I missed before the 'install'
It works, and was not this what you were asking about?
Yes it was. Classic case of reading the manual after the event.
Phil
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On Wednesday 27 March 2002 00:20, Magnus Hagebris wrote: Hi,
Check out this link: http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/nt.html
Bingo... Once I got my head round what dd is/does, I got it all working! Many thanks to all who helped Phil -- Linux 2.4.4-4GB 4:59pm up 1 day, 8:15, 2 users, load average: 0.46, 0.18, 0.15
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