Re: NT and Debian...O.S. Loader 4.01 sux!
That sounds about right. I run Debian and NT Workstation 4 on my desktop.
One suggestion -- Try mounting your C: drive under Linux and then use
dd if=/dev/hdaX of=/mnt/linux.bts bs=512 count=1
to avoid having to copy over later.
Also remember to remove the hidden, system, and read-only attributes of
boot.ini (in C:\) using attrib -r -h -s boot.ini -- And then reset them
when you're done.
Also beware of NT partitions.... If you create a new partition for Linux
after installing NT, you might have to adjust the mappings in boot.ini.
E-mail me privately if you need any more help.
Alec
At 12:51 PM 1/12/99 -0600, Steve Beitzel wrote:
>
>If you want to avoid a headache, you can configure the NT Boot Loader to
>boot your Debian system for you by doing the following IIRC (It's been a
>long time since I used NT :)
>
>1) Boot to Debian using a boot floppy or the Rescue disk.
>2) Type the following, where X is the number of your linux partition
>
> dd if=/dev/hdaX of=linux.bts bs=512 count=1
>
> This will dump the booting information into the file "linux.bts".
>
>3) Boot NT and put "linux.bts" in C:\
>4) Edit C:\boot.ini and add the following line at the bottom:
>
> C:\="Debian Linux"
>
>Now the option "Debian Linux" should appear in the menu of the NT Boot
>Manager. I'm pretty sure that's how I did it...
>
>Good Luck.
>
>Steve
>
>>>FUNKLORDZ@aol.com wrote:
>>>> what up!
>>>> scenario: i had Linux on my laptop running efficiently
>well...however, i
>>>just
>>>> installed NT4.0 without preparing LiLo for the image of NT...now, my
>>laptop
>>>> will only boot to NT (o.s. loader 4.01 takes over) and I dont know of
>>any way
>>>> to get back into Linux
>>>> Specs: my hard drive is split up to where there is an NTFS partition
>and >an
>>>> ext. partition in which the Linux swap and native are stored.
>>>> Please help me get back in!!!
>>>> thanks,
>>>> ramon
>>>
>>>--
>>>Experience is a useful thing. Unfortunately it is only acquired
>>>just after one could have used it.
>>>
>>>Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists.
>>>
>
>>I believe you'll need to boot off a floppy in order to get control of
>your
>>machine. If you don't have a rescue disk at hand, you can probably
>download
>>a boot/root image from the net and create an installation floppy, then
>just
>>shell out of the installation and hopefully repair the damage. Others on
>>this list are a lot more literate about this sort of thing though, and I
>>recommend you take my advice with a grain of salt.
>
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