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 > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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. > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > >
