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I use loadlin.exe to boot linux with the command line:

\linux\boot\loadlin.exe vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 rw

my HDD for Linux is the second partition on my 6.5GB HDD.

The following screen is displayed after is execute the above command:
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LOADING.....................................................................
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not an image file,
Please enter name of kernel image file followed by optional
command line parameters, for Linux e.g. root=XXXX

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I have made sure the vmlinuz is in the same dir as specified, anyway, the
size of vmlinuz is 504,357 bytes. I don't know the version of the vmlinuz
kernel, since I cannot go anywhere from the above screen.

P.S. The distribution I am using is DragonLinux v0.7 downloaded from
www.dragonlinux.nu

Thanks in Advance!

Well, I don't exactly know what the problems are, but I will try to make
some remarks that might be helpfull.

First, the fact that linux is on your second partition, doesn't necesserally
mean that root=/dev/hda2. That's because your second partition is probably
divided into more logical partitions. In my case (RH5.2) root =/dev/hda7 ro.
Second, don't you have to specify the full path for vmlinuz
(c:\linux\boot\vmlinuz or whatever it is)?

I startup with c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\loadlin\vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7 ro
and it works fine. But of course, there are many configurations possible.

Regards, Erik Akkermans