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-1. Intall
[WinXP then Linux as usual but not installing lilo on MBR of master hd instead installing on the Ist sector of the linux root partition (you can find this option during installation of various linux distro) and making a startup disk (its also asked during intallation process) for linux to start for first time.
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-2. Start linux by startup disk and now open /etc/lilo.conf and find the entry pointing towards the default boot partition. Like:
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- boot=/dev/hda
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-( or /dev/sda1 for USB keydrive)
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-Change this entry to the location where you installed the linux like /dev/hd?? where hd?? = your linux root partition (hda1, hdb1, sda1...).
-(In case you are not sure where is root partition of linux then see the partition info under linux control center or see "image= " entry in lilo.conf which contains the root=/dev/hda?? or your linux root partition path)
-..I am taking hda3
here.
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- boot=/dev/hda3
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-And save lilo.conf
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-3. Now execute lilo by typing the following at console.
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- # lilo
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-and ignore if any error messege occures... if any...
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-4.Now when we have created the bootsector pointing towards linux, So we have to copy this boot sector to winXP or win2K partition so that window can read it. Do the following...
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- # cd
- # dd if=/dev/hda3 bs=512 count=1 of bootsect.lnx
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-Here instead of using /dev/hda3 use your actual linux partion.
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-5. Now we have bootsect.lnx file. Copy this file to windows root directory. You can do it either by floppy or directly if you can access windows partition in linux. I suppose here that you can access windows partion under /etc/mnt/C
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- mcopy bootsect.lnx /mnt/windows/C
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-6. Now start winXP and add the following line in boot.ini found as hidden file in windows root partition i.e. C:\ (This upto you to find that where to find boot.in in XP or where to add these lines to boot.ini from WinXP as this is linux forum not window forum).
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- C:\bootsect.lnx="Linux"
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-Now its all done in 6 simple steps
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+Describe
[HowToBootLinuxUsingWindowsLoader]
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