Need help with LILO and Linux or Maybe Windows XP Boot loader and Linux

[ScottyB]

When I install linux it gets an error when installing LILIO on the MBR. It then doesn't install LILO. Can I install LILO form Win XP or since Redhat is already installed can I make the Win XP boot loader file see the Linux partition and allow me to choose Linux when I boot?

 

[obenton]

A simple workaround would be to put the linux boot loader on a floppy.

 

[Tiger]

Here you go.
Dual Boot FAQ

 

[ScottyB]

I don't have a floppy drive though. They don't work under XP on my computer.

 

[Tiger]

Your kidding, right? Floppies aren't supported in XP?
I'd dump that POS in a heart beat.

 

[ScottyB]

they are supported they just don't work on my comp for some reason.

 

[SUOrangeman]

Somewhat ?better? solution ...

Edit /etc/lilo.conf to install to the Linux partition that has /boot.
Run lilo to install a boot record there.
Grab BootPart (search Google, as it has moved from www.winimage.com)
Run BootPart from XP to add Linux as a boot option.

Repeat process whenever you muck with Linux kernels.

-SUO

 

[ScottyB]

thanks SUOrangeman

 

[DimZiE]

-if you want to load linux from XP's boot loader just create one Primary FAT partition about 7 mb's in size
make that partition bootable....

-copy your vmlinuz kernel file and the loadlin.exe program and then put a line in that partition's autoexec.bat

you should write something like this.. "loadlin /vmlinuz**** root=/dev/hda*"

the * after vmlinuz should match the dos name of the vmlinuz file" (remember it's in the 8.3 format)
and the hda* should be replaced w/ the partition number of your /root partition. e.g. hda3 or somethin' else

finally edit the boot.ini file on the XP system to include the partition above
you don't have to create a /boot partition for this configuration...

need more ? mail me at dimz_ass@yahoo.com

hope all o' that helps