From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 932082F20F for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 04:46:38 -0500 (EST) Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id eAB9kcr28898 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 04:46:38 -0500 Received: from pop314-leg.mail.com (pop314-leg.pub08.mail.com [165.251.8.31] (may be forged)) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id eAB9kcD28894 for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 04:46:38 -0500 Received: from oak.ivanfetch.tzo.com (dialup-209.245.9.113.Denver1.Level3.net [209.245.9.113]) by pop314-leg.mail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC4FCF7869 for ; Sat, 11 Nov 2000 04:46:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 02:48:52 -0700 (MST) From: Ivan Fetch X-Sender: ifetch@oak.ivanfetch.tzo.com To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: windows millennium In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0beta4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion 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.