[Techtalk] RE: [Newchix] W2k NTFS and RHL 7.0

[Gretchen Tollefson]

Being very new to this myself, I don't have all the answers.  However, it is
possible to dual NTFS and ext2, I'm running Mandrake 8.1 and Windows XP.
All I did was install Mandrake (to partition and practice), then installed
Windows, then reinstalled Mandrake.  On the second install, I had LILO
install to the MBR and that took care of Windows wanting to take over the
bootloader.  I'm not sure if Windows 2000 will take over again, I've heard
of that happening, but it doesn't with XP.

Anyway, that's how I took care of it.
Gretchen
  -----Original Message-----
  From: newchix-admin at linuxchix.org [mailto:newchix-admin at linuxchix.org]On
Behalf Of phiber2001
  Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 1:04 PM
  To: techtalk at linuxchix.org
  Cc: newchix at linuxchix.org
  Subject: [Newchix] W2k NTFS and RHL 7.0


  Well, according to http://home.nyc.rr.com/computertaijutsu/lilo.html

  I tried to dual boot RedHat Linux 7.0 along with Windows 2000 Professional
NTFS. Everything went absolutely fine. When I reboot it gives two options as
Windows 2000 and Linux. But when I want to boot from linux the screen goes
blank with only a cursor blinking and nothing happens. But when I go for the
option of booting for Win2000, windows boots fine. Then again when I put the
LILO Floppy it starts Linux Loader from the floppy. But all I want is to
boot from the HDD according to the
  above-mentioned  link. But I don't know what mistake I made. Or it is that
I simply can't dual boot NTFS and ext2.

  My lilo.conf looks like this:

  boot=/dev/hda8
  map=/boot/map
  install=/boot/boot.b
  prompt
  timeout=50

  message=/boot/message
  linear
  default=dos

  image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
  label=linux
  read-only
  root=/dev/hda8

  other=/dev/hda1
  label=windows2000

  My boot.ini looks like this:

  [Boot Loader]
  Timeout=5
  Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
  [Operating Systems]
  multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft
  Windows 2000
  Professional" /fastdetect
  c:\bootsect.lnx = "Linux"

  Well, I also have a file named vmlinuz in c:\. I tried the whole process
with removing the vmlinuz file from c:\.

  Any help from anyone on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

  Thanks a million.

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