> So, any suggestions to get dual boot working? I've read a bunch of
> howto's. The best, and most common, answer seems to be to use Window's
> dual boot capabilities. I actually ran a command "dd if=/dev/hda2
> of=bootsect.inx bs=512 count=1" to start bringing required boot files
> over but I couldn't write to the diskette drive (different problem,
> which I don't understand. I'll fix it later.). Could someone push me
> in the right direction? Also, keep in mind my C: drive is NTFS. Many
> documents indicate problems in that environment. I know I can't write
> to it, and I don't care. If I have to I'll use Partition Magic to
> change to FAT32, however that choice makes me very nervous.
You're on the right track. You need to get your Linux MBR onto a floppy
(you do *not* want to try mounting an NTFS partition for writing), then
copy it onto your C: drive. Then edit your c:\boot.ini to have this line:
c:\linux-mbr.img="Linux" (where linux-mbr.img is your MBR).
Note that the file is read-only, system (IIRC), and you'll need to nix
that, first:
attrib -r -s boot.ini
Once you've added the above line, there'll be a "Linux" option on your
boot menu. Not that hard, all things considered.
-Ken
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