[UCLA-LUG] booting linux after MBR was rewritten

[John Cowles]

You are aware of the fact that Windows overrides the MBR?

If I ever get a system up again I want default boot to Win98 &
require a floppy to get to Linux. Actually the simplest method is
use use a dedicated Linux disk.

J. Cowles

johng wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have, I'm sure, a very common situation and was looking to be pointed
> towards the right reference to fix my problem.
>
> I had redhat 6.2 running fine on a PC and wanted to add Windows 2000 to
> make a dual-boot system.  Reading that Windows won't start if it is not
> below the 1024th cylinder, I backed up the system completely and
> repartitioned the hard drive so that I could fit Windows in the front.
> I also put a partition below the 1024th cylinder to hold my /boot.  I
> installed windows and using tomsrtbt (toms root boot - a small kernel on
> a floppy that loads into ram) I copied everything back to the ext2
> partitions I assigned for linux.  Now the problem is that I have no idea
> how to boot the machine using my kernel on the hard drive.  Windows 2000
> is, of course, happy as a clam not caring about the linux partitions.  I
> only know how to boot with this ram loading kernel.  I can mount the
> other partitions and everything is there.  I have tried to make a LILO
> disk on another machine, but to no avail.  I am looking for any way to
> boot linux on the machine, whether it is lilo, loadlin, or just from a
> floppy all the time.
>
> Of course, any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> -John Gianvittorio
> johng@ee.ucla.edu
>
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