On Mon, 13 May 2002, Chris Matchett wrote: > > Is it possible to dual boot Windows/LTSP from the hard drive in this > type of setup? I noticed that the romamatic site allows for dos *.com > files to be created from the boot roms and I wondered is this because > there is a means to boot from DOS. I've had a go executing the *.com > files from DOS with no joy. Any help would be appreciated.
*** We occasionally dual boot systems here (we try very hard not to and go with pure linux). We use GRUB which allows a dual boot config on an existing Win95/98 system. Here's the instructions (standard disclaimer applies and has only been tested on 95/98 not XP/2000 - remember use at your own risk!) Grab a copy of GRUB. ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub For this example I'm going to assume you grabbed the file: grub-0.92-i386-pc.ext2fs write that image to a floppy disk using dd,rawrite,cp or whatever: example: cp grub-0.92-i386-pc.ext2fs /dev/fd0 Now mount the floppy: mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy cd /mnt/floppy You want to get a copy of all the files in the /mnt/floppy/boot/grub directory and place them on your Windows Machine you're trying to dual boot in the same directory heirarchy. ie: C:\boot\grub Ok now create a .lilo boot file from etherboot (or get it from rom-o-matic) for your network card. ie: make bin32/eepro100.lilo Grab that file and place it on the C: drive of the machine you're trying to dual boot. (ie:) c:\eepro100.lilo in c:\boot\grub create a file called menu.lst (note that's L-S-T not one-S-T) like this: title Windows rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 title Linux root (hd0,0) kernel /eepro100.lilo Ok now it's time to reboot the Windows Machine and insert your grub disk. We're going to replace the Master Boot Record with GRUB. It is a good idea to have a Windows boot disk handy with fdisk on it so if this doesn't work you can boot off the disk and type: fdisk /mbr to restore the master boot record. Boot with grub and at the grub prompt type: grub> root (hd0,0) grub> setup (hd0) You should see a bunch of success lines specifically that it found the stage1,2,etc files in /boot/grub and the menu file /boot/grub/menu.lst Remove the floppy and reboot. You should now see grub giving you a choice of Linux or Windows. Give it a try and remember try it at your own risk (I've done this numerous times and it works fine - you may want to try it out on a non-vital windows machine first to get the hang of it) :) Good Luck > > Chris > _______________________________________________________________ Have big pipes? SourceForge.net is looking for download mirrors. We supply the hardware. You get the recognition. Email Us: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net
