Have you edited your /etc/lilo.conf to show the NTFS partition and
then run lilo to write this information to your boot sector? LILO
doesn't really detect partitions automatically, it merely does what
it's told in /etc/lilo.conf and at the command line.
On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:35, Adam Willcox wrote:
> This is what I'm currently trying to get running in windows2000
> using NTFS. The problem is that lilo doesn't recognize any NTFS
> partition. I think I read the same tutorial you did, but I haven't
> got it working, let me know if you have any success.
>
> Adam
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 5:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Dual boot: Mandrake and NT question??
>
> > I actually installed Boot Magic along with Partition Magic and I
> > lost access to my D Drive (NTFS), on the install. I called PQ and
> > they helped me straighten it out. They said not to install Boot
> > Magic until the Linux install was completed. This is one of the
> > reasons I asked if there were any more little surprises to expect.
> >
> > I've read a tutorial about not installing LILO in the MBR,
> > instead, configure LILO and place it on the Linux Primary
> > partition. But then it said to add a line in the NT boot.ini
> > file, (C:\BOOTSECT.LIN="Now Linux is here")
> > and use dd to create a boot record image(# dd if=/dev/hda3 bs=512
> > count=1 of=/dosc/bootsect.lin), and boot from the NTLoader. Is
> > this what you are talking about?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > eryl wrote:
> > > If you've installed boot magic and are booting the ntloader from
> > > it, it will be a piece of cake. Don't use DiskDrak to format
> > > your partitions though, use the existing formatted partitions
> > > you made with partition magic and just assign them / and /home
> > > and /swap, etc. and don't put lilo in the mbr. For some reason,
> > > a couple of times I had a problem with the partition table (as
> > > viewed from partition magic) if I formatted the already
> > > partition magic created ext2 partitions with DiskDrak. The
> > > installation worked fine and boot magic worked fine, but
> > > partition magic would no longer load. The last dozen or so
> > > times I've used the NT bootloader instead, it is a bit more
> > > difficult but eliminates the need for more software.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Lewis
> > Registered Linux User #197864
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