>
> >From: Rohit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [LI] Managing NTFS partitions with Linux
>
> >I wished to have one partition for my NT on the drive and I knew that >NT
> >would screw up the partition table if I wished to install Linux >first
and
> >NT later.
> Thats correct u hv to install in the order - NT then Linux.
no need I done it both way
> >So installed DOS and FAT on 2 GB. [More is impossible using FAT]
no fat is eaiser, eventhough NTFS is the native file system,
*nt* cannot create a *ntfs* system without first running the *da* or
convert utility.
> >Then installed NT on the same and while 'upgrading' changed the FAT >type
> >to NTFS. This rendered the whole C drive an NTFS drive. The rest >8 GB
was
> >free.
> >No matter what, I could not complete installation of RHL 6.1 [On PCQ
> >CD]. The moment Linux tried writing to the HDD [MBR], the >installation
> >failed. It simply could not write this MBR.
of course, it cannot other wise the security system of *nt* will be poohed
> I hv almost the same configuration on my hard disk except that I have
> refrained from converting FAT to NTFS ,not for any particular reason and
in
> fact I was thinking of converting it to NTFS but I think I better wait and
> watch.
you are encouraged to try *ntfs*, since this is an experimentors world
> Try this - do not try to install LILO at installatio time . Boot with your
> floppy into Linux and then try running LILO from there- not sure but it
may
> make the diffrerence for you & eventually for me ;-)
or try this which is more safe from my view (don't play with nt, and make
bill jelous).
write lilo to boot partition of linux drive while installation
boot using bootdisk, run
dd if=<device_where_u_installed_linux>
of=<filename_for_linux_boot_sector> \
bs=512 count=1
then copy that _filename_for_linux_boot_sector_ [i used bootsect.lnx] to
a floppy and transfer to the NT boot partition.
edit the boot.ini to add
C:\BOOTSECT.LNX="Linux -- As Suggested by Jiju"
save it and restart the machine, your ntloader will load lilo off the second
partition.
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