--- "J.A. Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 20020213 Michael Holt wrote: > > > >You can use the nt loader to boot linux, is that > what you're talking > >about? > >If so, do this: > >install lilo to your /boot partition - say > /dev/hda6 just for kicks. > >Now do dd if=/dev/hda6 of=bootsect.lnx bs=512 > count=1 > >Now mv bootsect.lnx to your windows boot partition > - C? > >Append the following to the bottom of your > boot.ini: > >c:\bootsect.lnx="Mandrake the best OS in the world > - why am I dual > >booting?" > > > >You should be able to select linux from the boot > menu now. > > > > With the problem that everytime you reinstall kernel > and re-run lilo, > your entry in windows menu becomes useless. > > I was thinking on a patch for lilo, suitable for > dual-boot envs where > windows rules the boot sequence, something like: > > /etc/sysconfig/installkernel: > ... > # Do we need to copy the boot sector ? > BSCOPY=["yes"|"no"|""] > BSDEST=/mnt/win_c/bootsect.lnx > ... > > /sbin/installkernel: > > BOOTPART=`get boot partition` > [[ $BSCOPY = "yes" ]] && dd if=$BOOTPART of=$BSDEST > bs=512 count=1 > Unfortunatly that won't work unless you are using fat. As far as I know NTFS is read-only at this time from within linux.
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