[UCLA-LUG] Linux and Win

[DUTTA,NEIL]

If you wanted to you could boot linux from the NT bootloader instead of
lilo.  Check the Linux+NT mini-HOWTO in the LDP for specifics.

Neil D.


On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Karol Finfando wrote:

> but there is that prompt from NT that asks you if you want to load NT or Win98,
> so you are saying that LILO will come up before that? (I had Win9x and Linux
> before, so i know about LILO, i'm worried about that thing from NT),
> maybe i should just use System Commander...  hmmm
> 
> "Tran, Daniel" wrote:
> 
> > if your intention is to keep win9x and NT then the RH6.0 installation should
> > go ok.
> > Do custom installation where you have to define linux ext2 partition and
> > swap partition.  There's an automated install option which will wipe out
> > everything.
> >
> > At the end of installation you will need to install lilo which will go into
> > your master boot record (mbr).
> > upon reboot, you will see the LILO: prompt.  Hitting the tab key will allow
> > you to select windows or linux.
> > Make sure lilo.conf is configured correctly.
> >
> > The LILO prompt will come up everytime you reboot the system.
> > I have a lot of OSes on my system so I use System Commander
> >
> > Daniel Tran - dtran@ucla.edu
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Karol Finfando [mailto:kfando@ucla.edu]
> > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 10:14 AM
> > > To: linux@linux.ucla.edu
> > > Subject: [UCLA-LUG] Linux and Win
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm thinking about installing RH 6.0 on machine that already
> > > has Win9x and NT
> > > 4.0, are there any complications, anything that i should be aware of?
> > > Anyone tried that?
> > > Karol
> > >
> > >
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