Need help installing master boot code into extended Linux partiti on
I would like to install Linux on my machine without disrupting my
multiboot configuration.
Currently I have an OS/2 boot manager, an NTFS primary partition running
NT WKSTN 4.0 and a FAT32 primary partition running WIn95B. I would am
planning on resizing these partitions using partion magic to make about
500M free space at the end of my hard drive.
If it is possible, I would like to install Linux into this partition and
add it to the OS/2 boot manager's menu so I can boot all three operating
systems from the same boot manager.
Last time I tried to install Debian linux I ran into a problem where the
boot record did not get copied into the linux partition because the
linux partition resided in an extended partition, therefore the only way
I could boot Linux was with a startup disk.
I dug into the documentation on the web and remember seeing something
about how there is a procedure to get the boot record into an extended
linux partition, but I wasn't able to find these instruction.
So if anybody is familiar with this issue and knows the solution, or
where to download it, I would appreciate your help greatly.
I can't wait to run linux!... I just can't afford to toast my other
OS's just yet becaue I rely on them to get work done.
Thanks,
Seth
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