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by **Preston Crawfor** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

After installing Redhat Linux 7 on my multi-boot system (Win2k, Windows 98,
Linux) I've become very impressed with the graphical boot screen that Lilo
uses under Redat 7. I'd like to keep it and boot everything from there, but
it's kind of a pain to boot to DOS and then to also have to use the NT
Loader. Is there a way to boot Windows 98 and Windows NT separately from the
Lilo boot manager?

Preston

by **Jim Broughto** » Sun, 31 Dec 1899 09:00:00

> After installing Redhat Linux 7 on my multi-boot system (Win2k, Windows 98,
> Linux) I've become very impressed with the graphical boot screen that Lilo
> uses under Redat 7. I'd like to keep it and boot everything from there, but
> it's kind of a pain to boot to DOS and then to also have to use the NT
> Loader. Is there a way to boot Windows 98 and Windows NT separately from the
> Lilo boot manager?

> Preston

Sure just use the NT boot loader. Can't remember the exact method
but I believe it is possible.
I do know however that LILO must be installed in linux's boot partition
when using an alternate MBR boot loader such as NT's or Boot Magic.
(if boot directory is in same partition as root install lilo to root)
Maybe someone else can shed more light on this.

--
Jim Broughton
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If Sense were common everyone would have it!
Following Air and Water the third most abundant
thing on the planet is Human Stupidity.

by **Rod Smi** » Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:38:51

[Posted and mailed]

Quote:> After installing Redhat Linux 7 on my multi-boot system (Win2k, Windows 98,
> Linux) I've become very impressed with the graphical boot screen that Lilo
> uses under Redat 7. I'd like to keep it and boot everything from there, but
> it's kind of a pain to boot to DOS and then to also have to use the NT
> Loader. Is there a way to boot Windows 98 and Windows NT separately from the
> Lilo boot manager?

That depends on how they're installed. If 98 and NT are on separate
primary partitions (that is, each thinks it's on C:, but the C:
partition seen from Win98 is not the same as the C: seen in WinNT), then
you just need to create appropriate /etc/lilo.conf entries to boot each
partition. If the two versions of Windows share a C: partition (which is
the most likely way the two are installed if you installed them using
the native Windows tools), then AFAIK LILO can't do it alone; you must
rely on NT's OS Loader or some other tool as a secondary boot loader.

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Booting multi-boot system from Lilo?

Booting multi-boot system from Lilo?

Booting multi-boot system from Lilo?

Booting multi-boot system from Lilo?