Re: [SLE] SuSE & NTFS question

From: Martti Laaksonen (martti.laaksonen_at_sci.fi)
Date: 07/31/03

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    David wrote:

    >>>I don't know PQ Boot or XP - but is it possible to add Linux to the
    >>>NT bootloader menu?
    >>>
    >>>W2K is similar to XP and you just edit boot.ini as described in the
    >>>SuSE manual and drop a copy of a lilo boot sector as a file into your
    >>>NTFS file system. No partitioning needed.

    >
    > Simplest way seems to be to make bootsek.lin as SuSE describe. Copy
    > it with mcopy to a DOS formatted floppy. Boot into Windows and then
    > copy bootsek.lin from the A drive to the C drive.
    >
    > You need to repeat all the steps any time you upgrade the kernel. I
    > did it many times (except the floppy part) without trouble. When I
    > forgot I just booted from a rescue disk and then did it.
    >
    > But it costs much less money than Acronis OS Selector, and is less
    > worry than putting lilo or grub on your XP Master Boot Record.

    If I may contribute to this dual boot issue I would suggest using Smart
    Boot Manager (http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/).

    It is only 30K in size so it fits into the first (hidden) track of a
    hard disk. To date it has worked with every OS I have cared to install
    on my PC (that includes all Windows versions, Linux, FreeBSD, BeOS, QNX
    and Solaris).

    And it can boot OS's from all HDs (or from CD-ROM or floppy).

    Go check it out if it suits your needs.

    - Martti 

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