This is exactly correct. Don't forget that if your hard drive is large,
and you install the linux boot partition past the first 8 gigabytes, you
may need to add a line containing "lba32" (minus the quotes) to your
/etc/lilo.conf.
If you do need this, remember to make the change and execute /sbin/lilo
_before_ issuing the `dd` command Jorge mentions below.
Also, in Jorge's example, you can just mound a DOS formatted floppy, and
issue the command:
dd if=<your boot partition> of=/mnt/floppy/linux.bin bs=512 count=1
...then use the floppy to transfer the linux.bin to your C: drive. This
is one of those things I wish was printed in bold in the distributions'
manuals.
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On Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at 01:20 AM, Jorge Ortiz wrote:
> I just installed RH Linux 7.1 on a computer w/ W2K and it's working
> great. I get the W2k option to boot either W2k or Linux. First,
> install W2K.
> 2nd, install Linux and select not to install Linux on the MBR.
> 3rd, boot to a boot floppy or installation disk. You need to make a
> file with the Linux boot loader by copying the 1st 512 bytes of it. Do
> this in the linux prompt: dd if=/dev/hda# of=linux.bin bs=512 count=1
> (#= partition number). You then copy/transfer( i emailed it to myself)
> this file on the w2k root partition (c:/).
> 4th, in W2k, go to the start menu-->run-->boot.ini and add the line:
> c:\linux.bin="Linux"
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