Re: Debian/NT Dual Boot?
On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 10:54:56PM +0000, John K Masters wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:42:42 -0800
> "Mitchell Verter" <mitchell.verter.toronto@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I am hoping that someone can direct me to the best instructions on the web
> > for setting up a dual-boot system running Debian and NT.
> >
> > Most of the HOW-TOs I've looked at assume that you already have Windows
> > running; my case is the reverse.
> >
> > The computer already has Debian and LILO running.
> >
> > If I want to put NT on the computer too, would I just partition the disk
> > (how do you partition in linux?) and then install NT on the new partition
> > and expect LILO to notice?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mitch
>
> It can be done but it is very, very convoluted. Windows always
> likes to overwrite the MBR which means you will lose GRUB or LILO.
Not necessarily. You can tell LILO to put its MBR on a floppy disk.
(technically then its only a BR). Test if by booting from the floppy,
and then keep it away fropm the disk drive while you are installing
Windows. Even if you lose the MBR on the hard disk, you can boot from
the floppy. Some people use the floppy as their way of telling the
machine to boot Linux instad of Windows.
-- hendrik
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