Re: dual boot Linux/NT question

[Patrick Ouellette <pouellet@mailhost.eng.utoledo.edu>]

I had a similar problem.  NT bootloader likes to control the system and load
bootsectors from a file.  You should be able to solve it with the following.

Boot into Linux (use a rescue disk if your machine does not boot
into Linux)

Install Lilo on the LINUX PARTITION

use dd to copy the boot sector from the linux partition to a file
     dd -if /dev/hda2 -of bootsec.lnx -bs=512 -count=1
     (replace hda2 with the location of your Linux partition)
     
copy the bootsec.lnx file to a floppy

boot into Windows NT

copy your bootsec.lnx file from the floppy to the c: drive

add the following to the boot.ini [operating systems] section

     multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\BOOTSEC.LNX="Linux"

     (replace the number in partition(1) with the proper partition 
      number for Linux - NT starts at 0=hda1, 1=hda2, 2=hda3 if memory
serves me)

rumor has it that you need to update the bootsector file whenever you update
your kernel.

Here is my boot.ini file:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version
4.00" 
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation Version
4.00 [VGA mode]" /basevideo /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\BOOTSEC.LNX="Linux"

Good luck,

Pat