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> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="NT Server 4.00"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="NT Server 4.00 [VGA mode]"
> /basevideo /sos
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(5)\="linux"
> C:\="Microsoft Windows"

> I installed linux last and the only way that it boots is to use the
boot
> disk that I created during setup.  It actually works just fine, but it
would
> be a lot nicer if I could use the boot menu instead of hunting for the
> floppy every time I want to use linux.  It tries when I select it off
the
> menu, but I get some dump.

> Thanks,
> Doug Paradis

> Hi,

> I have the exact same problem.  Anyone have a solution?

> > I believe I had followed directions for using the NT boot menu to maintain a
> > triple boot (W98, WNT, linux).  Boot.ini looks like:

> > [operating systems]
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="NT Server 4.00"
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="NT Server 4.00 [VGA mode]"
> > /basevideo /sos
> > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(5)\="linux"
> > C:\="Microsoft Windows"

> > I installed linux last and the only way that it boots is to use the boot
> > disk that I created during setup.  It actually works just fine, but it would
> > be a lot nicer if I could use the boot menu instead of hunting for the
> > floppy every time I want to use linux.  It tries when I select it off the
> > menu, but I get some dump.

> To get NT to boot Linux I use the line:
>     C:\bootsect.lnx="Linux"
> in boot.ini on the NT partition in place of the "linux"
> line that you have shown.  The bootsect.lnx file can
> be created from your boot floppy after creating it with
> Lilo by using the command:
>     dd if=/dev/fd0 of=bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
> as root.  Then move the file to the NT partition.

> To get NT to boot Linux I use the line:
>     C:\bootsect.lnx="Linux"
> in boot.ini on the NT partition in place of the "linux"
> line that you have shown.  The bootsect.lnx file can
> be created from your boot floppy after creating it with
> Lilo by using the command:
>     dd if=/dev/fd0 of=bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
> as root.  Then move the file to the NT partition.

> See the Linux+NT-Loader mini HOWTO for more information.

> > Hi,

> > I have the exact same problem.  Anyone have a solution?

> > > I believe I had followed directions for using the NT boot menu to maintain a
> > > triple boot (W98, WNT, linux).  Boot.ini looks like:

> > > [operating systems]
> > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="NT Server 4.00"
> > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="NT Server 4.00 [VGA mode]"
> > > /basevideo /sos
> > > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(5)\="linux"
> > > C:\="Microsoft Windows"

> > > I installed linux last and the only way that it boots is to use the boot
> > > disk that I created during setup.  It actually works just fine, but it would
> > > be a lot nicer if I could use the boot menu instead of hunting for the
> > > floppy every time I want to use linux.  It tries when I select it off the
> > > menu, but I get some dump.

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>    David Ashworth

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