From: Tobias Hirning <Tobias.Hirning@gmx.de>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Problem booting linux from a Win2000 laptop
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:28:13 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200504191628.35144.Tobias.Hirning@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <01C543F8.EE6739E0.vanitha@agilis.stengg.com>
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Hi Vanitha!
On Monday, 18. April 2005 11:28 Vanitha Ramaswami wrote:
> I didnt install on the MBR, since in the Online help of the redhat
> installation disk its mentioned that for Win2K/NT the Boot loader
> should be installed in the first sector of the boot partition on
> not on the MBR..?
You can also do so, but then you have to mark the partition of Linux
as active (with fdisk or such a tool).
> Anyway i will try to install the bootloader on the MBR and see
> whats happening
I think this is the better way. I've tested this with Win2K and WinXP
and it works fine.
Tobias
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2005-04-18 9:28 Problem booting linux from a Win2000 laptop Vanitha Ramaswami
2005-04-19 14:28 ` Tobias Hirning [this message]
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2005-04-15 15:25 Vanitha Ramaswami
2005-04-17 18:13 ` Tobias Hirning
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