Hi Michael,
I use another distribution of Linux so I can't guarantee this will work but
here goes...
Assuming that NT is installed and the boot partition is FAT so Linux can
write to it, install Linux and put LILO in Linux's root partiton, not in the
MBR. You then have to mount the boot partition in Linux and copy the LILO
boot sector to it. Afterwards, you can add a line to boot.ini to include
Linux in the menu.
For example:
MBR is /dev/sda
Linux root partiton is /dev/sda3
Mount the boot partiton to /mnt/dos
Use the following: /bin/dd if=/dev/sda3 bs=512 of=/root/bootsek.lin
Copy bootsek.lin from /root to /mnt/dos
Boot NT and remove the read-only and archive attributes from boot.ini so you
can edit it.
Open boot.ini in Notepad and add this line: c:\bootsek.lin="Linux"
Save boot.ini and reset the attributes.
YMMV and all comments and criticism welcome.
Cindy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael Rich
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 1:15 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Adding Mandrake to NT Boot loader
>
>
> How do I add an entry to the NT boot loader so that I can boot Linux
> straight from it instead of from my boot floppy? Seems like there is a DC
> or some sort of command to grab the boot sector and write it to a
> file, but
> i'm not sure exactly how to do it.
>
> Anyone know how?
>
> Michael Rich
> http://alphax86dev.cjb.net
>
>
