On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Rick Moen wrote:

> > That is why I asked if RH8.0 now supports r/w on NTFS, since the
> > only way NTLoader can boot Linux is to supply it with the Linux-created
> > lilo/grub boot sector image as a file in the NT partition, implying
> > NTFS write support in the Linux kernel used during installation.
> 
> If I understood the description properly, NT's OS Loader is used solely
> as a second-stage loader for the NT kernel, rather than to load Linux.
> 
> (My understanding is that OS Loader is necessary for booting the NT
> kernel.  It can't be eliminated entirely.)

Thank you for pointing out my error.  I actually meant OS Loader of WinNT
in my post above and not NT loader.  My knowledge of NT is so minimal
and this OS/NT loader is one of those gray areas for me.  Thanks.

P~Manalastas


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