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RedHat Linux 7.3 and Windows 2k Dual Boot.

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Krueger81

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Hello Folks,

I have been trying to setup a Windows 2k and Redhat Linux Dual Boot system. What I am trying to do is setup a boot menu that I can use to choose which OS I want to boot.

I had liunx class in College but I can't remember how to do it. I think I would have to edit the boot.cfg file? or something simliar to it.

How is the best wayt to install it should I install LInux first or Windows 2k First.

THanks for all yoru help.

Liunx is insalled allready but I can't seem to login. What is my login I didn't change it from the defualt. THnaks



Phil
 
You should have made an un-privileged user account during the Linux install.
If you didn't at the login prompt type root followed by the root password.
To make an user account type adduser username followed by passwd username to create the account.
Don't get in the habit of logging in as root. Most times you should be logged in as a normal user.
Don't forget either password.

There is a good FAQ to use when setting up a dual boot system. I'm of the opinion that you should install windows first simply because that's the way I've always done it. You can do it the other way but it's more work.
 
i have win2000 and slackware running great ( also FreeBSD ) and running lilo to manage all ...

you want to have the ntbootload to manage ... or lilo ?

matheus
 
Don't use NT boot loader, LILO is better and easier to configure.
Install 2K first, then install redhat ... redhat uses grub as the default boot manager but you can select lilo in the setup. I like lilo better simply because that's what I've always used. Anyways, once you have redhat installed (it will probably detect your win2k partition and add it to the boot menu for you, but if it doesn't ...) edit /etc/lilo.conf and uncomment the windows lines that are already there for you. It's pretty straightforward and I'm sure you'll have no problems.
It's good to install 2K first cause if you install it last, it will take over the MBR and then you'll have to mess around with that, and it's more complicated.
 
Originally posted by: smp

It's good to install 2K first cause if you install it last, it will take over the MBR and then you'll have to mess around with that, and it's more complicated.
Click to expand...

i really did the opposite and win2000 did NOT erased MBR ...

just the 9x family used to do

matheus
 
this is what my lilo.conf says:

prompt
timeout=50
default=DOS
boot=/dev/hde6
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
message=/boot/message
linear

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-3
label=linux
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-3.img
read-only
root=/dev/hde7
append="hdc=ide-scsi"

other=/dev/hde1
optional
label=DOS

I am posting this from linux and it's pretty cool so far. I am not really too familiar with it. I can't seem to figure out how to install programms.
 
Have you tried booting the windows side of the machine with LILO yet?
There is a stanza in lilo.conf for windows. To start windows just type "DOS" at the boot prompt and off you go.

To install software in RH you'll use the RPM versions of programs. There should be an RPM management program already installed.
You could also do it from a terminal and command line with this command #rpm -ivh packagename.i386.rpm. To upgrade a package type # rpm -Uvh packagename.i386.rpm. To remove a package type # rpm -e packagename

Good luck.😎
 
I haven't run LILO for a while now and the last time I did was on Mandrake 8.2.
I don't know whether he has a graphical boot menu or not.
After closer inspection of his lilo.conf I did notice he's got windows booting as the default so it must be working.
 
look here ....

# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda
install = /boot/boot-bmp.b
bitmap = /boot/imagem
bmp-colors=6,9,0;15,9,0
bmp-table=56,4,1,19,
bmp-timer=66,28,6,8,0

prompt
lba32
restricted
password="xxxxxxxx"
timeout = 100
# Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table:
change-rules
reset
default=2.4.5-None
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/seguranca/kernel-2.4.5
root = /dev/hda2
label = "2.4.5"
read-only
image = /boot/seguranca/kernel-2.4.5-None
root = /dev/hda2
label = "2.4.5-None"
read-only
image = /vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda2
label = "2.4.19-NdN"
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config end
other = /dev/hda4
label = "FreeBSD"
table = /dev/hda
other = /dev/hda1
label = Windows
table = /dev/hda
# DOS bootable partition config ends

this is my lilo.conf ...

anything ...

matheus
 
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