Re: Dual Boot Linux/NT and ATI Rage IIc video
Did you dd the Linux bootsector for use in the NT bootloader? Also, did
you install NT on an NTFS or FAT partition? If you formatted the NT drive
NTFS, you'll need to use a floppy for this, then copy it onto the C:
drive.
If C: is FAT mount the C: drive on /mnt
OR with a floppy
mount /dev/fd0 on /mnt
Then do:
dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/mnt/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
If you used a floppy for the above, reboot to NT and copy bootsect.lnx to
the C: drive.
Then the line in boot.ini should be:
C:\bootsect.lnx="Debian/GNU Linux 2.1"
Need anymore help, mail me direct... I'm using NT and Debian myself.
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, John Gay wrote:
> I just got a new PC ( YEA!!!) and loaded WindowsNT onto it ( BOO!!!) to get me
> by until I'm more familiar with Linux. I downloaded the Dual boot Linux from NT
> HOW-TO and followed the instructions, more or less. Here is my current
> situation.
> WindowsNT resides on hda1, the bootable partition. 2Gb.
> / ( Root) resides on hda2, 100Mb.
> swap is on hda3, 64Mb.
> /usr is on hda5, and
> /home is no hda6.
> Windows now boots from NT's OS loader.
> Linux can boot from a boot floppy made during installation.
> Using the HOW-TO, I stripped off the boot sector from the floppy, and copied it
> to c:\ as bootsect.lnx.
> I modified the boot.ini file according to the how-to, and I get a choice to
> select NT or Linux.
> When I select Linux, I get a message, BOOT FAILED at the top of my screen. No
> other indication of the problem. If I hit any key, the system will then reboot
> from the BIOS and return to the OS Loader. I can still boot from my Rescue
> floppy. I'm not quite sure where to go from here, but I have read and re-read
> the how-to. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Problem 2.
> My system has an ATI Rage IIc video card. I have seen quite a bit of discussion
> concerning this family of cards. When I tried to set up X Window, the Mach 64
> driver offers Rage II and Rage II+, but not Rage IIc. I was looking through the
> XFree web site and thought I had read that the Rage IIc WAS supported. I think
> me CD set may not carry the most current Mach 64 server. I will try to have a
> look around over the weekend for a more up-to-date version. My real question,
> though is, I plan to get my daughter a cheap PC and set it up as an X terminal,
> from my system. I have, as I said before, an ATI Rage IIc AGP video card in my
> PC. My question is;
> Do I have to put the SAME video card in my daughter's PC to use it as an X
> Terminal?
> Can I just use the same Family of card, I.E. a PCI version of the Rage IIc, or
> even a cheaper Mach 64 type card?
> I know the console, Monitor and Keyboard, work over the remote X Terminal
> set-up, but what about sound?
> I have found a great site for setting up X Terminals, I don't have the URL, but
> I can post it if anyone is interested.
>
> Thanks again for you help, assistance and a Great alternative to Windows. I look
> forward to becoming a Linux Guru once I get my system up and running and can
> start teaching my daughter to use a Real OS instead of the watered down version
> everyone has gotten used to.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John Gay
>
>
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