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i have NT and 95 installed on my system. i also want to install linux on to
the same. i have 2 gb of space kept aside for this. i would like to know
can i install lilo and yet will my nt run(i.e. will its menu loader load if
i choose dos/NT  as booting option) or will i have to make some changes
manually. please guide me. i am new to linux for that matter i have not yet
done anything accept dos and windows till now.

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You can indeed install Linux and LILO in the MBR. As long as you add
the DOS/NT startup to LILO (how you do this depends on the distro of
Linux you use, most will detect it) you will be able to boot into
Windows 95/NT by typing "dos" (or whatever you choose to call that
startup option in LILO) at the "lilo:" prompt.

Alternatively, you can add linux to your Windows NT startup menu. See
the Linux_NT-Loader Mini HOWTO at:
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Linux+NT-Loader.html

Here's the bare bones explanation:
Install LILO to the root partition of the Linux partition instead of
the MBR. MAKE SURE YOU CREATE A BOOT DISK DURING INSTALL SO YOU CAN
BOOT INTO YOUR LINUX PARTITION!!

Copy the linux bootsector to a freshly formatted floppy:

dd if=/dev/hda3 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1

Where /dev/hda3 is your root linux partition.

Now copy the file /bootsect.lnx to the floppy:

mcopy /bootsect.lnx a:

Boot into NT, and copy the file from the floppy to your C:\ directory.
Attrib c:\boot.ini so you can edit it (attrib -s -r c:\boot.ini) Add a
line to the bottom of this file:
C:\BOOTSECT.LNX="Linux"

Reattrib boot.ini back to it's original settings (attrib +s +r
c:\boot.ini) and reboot. Linux should be in your NT startup menu, and
hopefully it even works too. ;)

Quote:> i have NT and 95 installed on my system. i also want to install linux
on to
> the same. i have 2 gb of space kept aside for this. i would like to
know
> can i install lilo and yet will my nt run(i.e. will its menu loader
load if
> i choose dos/NT  as booting option) or will i have to make some
changes
> manually. please guide me. i am new to linux for that matter i have
not yet
> done anything accept dos and windows till now.

> ------------------  Posted via CNET Linux Help  ------------------
>                     http://www.searchlinux.com

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Before you buy.

From what I've heard, lilo and NT work ok with each other.
Install lilo on the MBR (Master Boot Record), and create two
entries (One for Win, one for Linux), like you would with any
other system.  I'm not sure if the Boot Manager will show up or
not, however.
There is a commercial solution, System Commander, which will
let you choose your OS's, resize partitions, change filesystem
types, etc.  At $70 it's an OK deal, if you are having problems
with lilo.
http://www.systemcommander.com/

Quote:> i have NT and 95 installed on my system. i also want to
install linux on to
> the same. i have 2 gb of space kept aside for this. i would
like to know
> can i install lilo and yet will my nt run(i.e. will its menu
loader load if
> i choose dos/NT  as booting option) or will i have to make
some changes
> manually. please guide me. i am new to linux for that matter
i have not yet
> done anything accept dos and windows till now.

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