Re: windows millennium

[Ivan Fetch <ivanfetch@technologist.com>]

Hi,
   Here are my experiences with Redhat 6.2 and Windows 2000...

   After an install of Redhat hosed the MBR, I ran `lilo -U' to uninstall
LILO (which also restores your original boot record).  If this does not
work for someone, you can also boot from the Windows 2000 CD (or 4
diskettes) to "repair master boot record."  I edited /etc/lilo.conf to put
LILO on /dev/hda2 (the Linux partition) instead of just /dev/hda (the
MBR) and ran `lilo' so my changes would take affect.  Now the part
everyone cares about...  I put my Linux boot sector into a file with:
`dd if=/dev/hda of=bootsec.lnx bs=512 count=1'

I coppied this to my windows 2000 partition (use a DOS floppy disk,
network, or what ever works for you) and then booted Windows 2000.  From a
command prompt I made the c:\boot.ini editable via `attrib -s -h
c:\boot.ini' and then edited it with `notepad c:\boot.ini'.

In the [operating systems] section I added the line:
c:\bootsec.lnx="Linux"

I then saved the file, ran `attrib +s +h c:\boot.ini' to put the
attributes back the way they were, and I can now down arrow to Linux as
soon as I know the windows 2000 boot loader comes up and press enter to
have LILO loaded.

I of course include commands which are typed at the keyboard in quotes
like `command...' and you are not supposed to type the characters ` or '
as part of the command. ;)

Hope this helps,
Ivan.