[UCLA-LUG] Using NT Boot Loader to Load Linux
Santosh Kumar
sakumar@ucla.edu
Sun, 9 Apr 2000 21:27:49 -0700
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Hello:
I have a system with two hard drives. The first drive has Windows2000 =
and the second one has Red Hat Linux 6.0 for CS 111.
I want to use the NTLOADER's boot.ini to load linux instead of having =
LILO on the master boot record of the first hard drive.
I used the following command in linux to copy the boot sector of the =
LILO boot disk to a file on the hard drive (bootsect.lnx):
# dd if=3D/dev/fd0 of=3D/bootsect.lnx bs=3D512 count=3D1
I then copied that file to a blank dos formatted disk so that it can be =
copied on my C: drive:
# mcopy /bootsect.lnx a:
I reboot into Win2K, copied the bootsect.lnx file to c:\ and modifed =
boot.ini so that the following line is added:
c:\bootsect.lnx=3D"Red Hat Linux 6.0"
When I reboot the system and choose "Red Hat Linux 6.0" in the boot =
menu. I get a constant stream of "80"s appearing on the screen and =
Linux does not boot but the hard drive is being thrashed.
Any help would greatly be appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Santosh Kumar
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have a system with two hard drives. The =
first drive=20
has Windows2000 and the second one has Red Hat Linux 6.0 for CS=20
111.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I want to use the NTLOADER's boot.ini to load linux =
instead of=20
having LILO on the master boot record of the first hard =
drive.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I used the following command in linux to copy the =
boot sector=20
of the LILO boot disk to a file on the hard drive =
(bootsect.lnx):</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2># dd if=3D/dev/fd0 of=3D/bootsect.lnx bs=3D512 =
count=3D1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I then copied that file to a blank dos formatted =
disk so that=20
it can be copied on my C: drive:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2># mcopy /bootsect.lnx a:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I reboot into Win2K, copied the bootsect.lnx file to =
c:\ and=20
modifed boot.ini so that the following line is added:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>c:\bootsect.lnx=3D"Red Hat Linux 6.0"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>When I reboot the system and choose "Red Hat Linux =
6.0" in the=20
boot menu. I get a constant stream of "80"s appearing on the =
screen and=20
Linux does not boot but the hard drive is being thrashed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Any help would greatly be appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks for your time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Santosh Kumar</FONT></DIV>
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