Re: windows nt and linux

[Ben Gertzfield <che@debian.org>]

>>>>> "Mandark!" == Mandark!  <talktime@arrowweb.net> writes:

    Mandark!> and I want to install linux over ms-dos. BUT on the dos
    Mandark!> partition there is a windows nt file which is VITAL and
    Mandark!> contains the nt boot record (ms-dos mbr occupies the mbr
    Mandark!> space) and if linux toasts it, my computer will cease to
    Mandark!> work. is there a way to preserve this file when linux
    Mandark!> reformats the partition? thanx...  -Matthew

I think if you tell the Debian installation process not to install
LILO, you'll be okay. I've been told that LILO 20 (the most recent
version in the unstable distribution of Debian) fixes this problem.

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