Re: [TCLUG:7719] A dual-boot question

[schewe@tcfreenet.org]

On 19 Aug, Christopher Reid Palmer wrote:
> I have a simple question (but that doesn't necessarily mean an easy
> question).
> 
> I have two SCSI disks in my system:
> 
> sda1	Linux /
> sda2	Linux swap
> sdb1	Windows NT/FAT
> 
> I want to be able to boot NT from LILO, but LILO fails to boot NT
> because it can't find the NT things. I think this is because the boot
> option in lilo.conf specifies /dev/sda. But boot has to be able global
> parameter, if I read the docs correctly. I.e., I can't specify /dev/sda
> for the Linux kernel and /dev/sdb for NT.
> 
From what I've read, it's best to have the NT bootloader boot NT or
lilo, then let lilo take over after that.  
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