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Linux and Windows NT
Applicable to
S.u.S.E. version: all
Kernel version: irrelevant
Windows NT version: 3.51, 4.0
1. possibility : Use NTs bootmanager
It is able to start boot sectors as well as their copies.
A co-existence of Linux and WinNT can be achieved with the following steps :
- Install NT.
- Partition the NT drives (Create one data drive with FAT so Linux can write on it)
- Install Linux. We will assume
/dev/sda3
for the root partition here.
Attention ! This partition must respect the
1024 cylinder limitation (1024_Zylinder.html) !
- Mount the data drive (e.g. below
/dos
)
- Install LILO in the Linux root partition (i.e.
/dev/sda3
),
not into the MBR ! (You can nevertheless configure a choice
of different Linux kernel-images for LILO). You can do this with the following
/etc/lilo.conf
:
# LILO configuration file
# Start LILO global Section
boot=/dev/sda3 # where LILO should be installed to
backup=/boot/boot.sda3.970428 # Backup of the previous bootsector
prompt
timeout=100 # wait at prompt: 10 s
vga = normal # force sane state
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /vmlinuz # default image to boot
root = /dev/sda3 # root-partition is here!
label = Linux
# Linux bootable partition config ends
# Name other Linux kernel images here:
# ...
Install LILO as usual :
# /sbin/lilo
- Copy the LILO bootsector to a disk that is readable by NT, e.g.
dd if=/dev/sda3 bs=512 count=1 of=/dosen/bootsek.lin
- Boot NT. Copy the file (bootsek.lin) from the datadisk into the
top directory of the NT system drive C: (if it is not yet there).
- Add the following entry at the bottom of the file
boot.ini
(set attributes)
c:\bootsek.lin="Linux"
- If everything workes as expected, an entry for Linux should be visible in the
NT bootmanager during the next reboot !
2. possibility : LILO
Install LILO into the MBR and make NT believe that it is DOS. Here (nt2.html)
is more information.
The partition types 82 and 83
Warning ! NT 3.5* and NT 4.0 don't know the partition types 82 and 83 that are
used by Linux ! Therefore you should pay attention that no NT program "repairs" the partion table.
This might leed to a complete loss of data !

See also:

Keywords: WINNT, NT, WIN, WINDOWS, PARTITIONTYPE, 82, 83, PARTITONS, OS, OPERATING SYSTEM

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