Am Dienstag, den 24.01.2006, 16:17 +0930 schrieb Iain Buchanan: > On Mon, 2006-01-23 at 22:05 -0800, Ryan Tandy wrote: > > Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > > <massive snippage> > > > >1. use the windows to chain-boot linux (possible, but I don't know what > > >for :) > > > > > <even more massive snippage> > > > > Sorry, this isn't possible - I should know, I've tried in the past. > > Wasted too much time on it, too. Windows can only multi-boot with other > > Windows. And if you've managed to get it to do otherwise, please tell > > me how! > > Aha, the old "I've tried it and it didn't work for me so it's not > possible" trick ;) >
I have to second that. There's not much magic in letting Windows 2K and above boot alien OSes. boot.ini is the one you have to deal with. > I do remember trying it with windows 2000, and I think I got it to boot > my redhat install, back in the days. I vaguely remember something about > editing .ini or .sys or something files on windows, but I don't have > windows 2000 or redhat any more. And you know what they say about > memories being created, so it may (or may not) be possible :) > -- > Iain Buchanan <iain at netspace dot net dot au> > > <Deek> If the user points the gun at his foot and pulls the trigger, it > is our job to ensure the bullet gets where it's supposed to. > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
