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-NT OS Loader + Linux mini-HOWTO
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-!!!NT OS Loader + Linux mini-HOWTO
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-!!Bernd Reichert, <reichert@dial.eunet.ch>v1.11, 2 September 1997
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-!!1. Abstract
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-!!2. How does the NT OS Loader work
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-!!3. Tips on how to install Windows NT and Linux on the same System
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-*3.1 Windows NT installation
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-*3.2 Partitioning
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-*3.3 Linux installation
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-*3.4 Lilo
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-!!4. Bootpart
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-!!5. The Linux part of the work
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-!!6. The Windows NT part of the work
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-!!7. Play it again Sam
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-!!8. Troubleshooting
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-!!9. References
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-!!10. Acknowledgements
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-!!11. Feedback
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-!!1. Abstract
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-This document describes the use of the Windows NT boot loader to
-start Linux.
-This procedures have been tested with Windows NT 4.0 WS and Linux 2..
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-!!2. How does the NT OS Loader work
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-The NT OS loader likes to have the boot sector from the other
-operating systems available as a file. It reads this file and
-starts the operating system selected, i.e. either Windows NT in
-different Modes or any other OS.
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-!!3. Tips on how to install Windows NT and Linux on the same System
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-!!3.1 Windows NT installation
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-Try to install Windows NT first. If you want to use NTFS for your Windows
-NT-partition, keep in mind, that the todays production version of Linux
-cannot access NTFS partitions.
-An alpha driver that can read NTFS-Partitions is available at
-http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~loewis/ntfs.
-You may create a separate FAT-Partition for data exchange
-or you have to use DOS-formatted floppies.
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-!!3.2 Partitioning
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-Another Mini-howto recommends not to use NTs "Disk Administartor"
-to create the Linux swap- and root-partitions. It is sufficient to
-see the free space there. I also recommend to use linux's fdisk later.
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-!!3.3 Linux installation
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-Now boot linux from diskettes, create the swap and root-partition.
-Fdisk assumes the ntfs-partition to be a HPFS-partition.
-This is normal.
-Boot again from diskettes and install Linux as you like.
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-Just in case the installation procedure suggests that you could mount
-the HPFS partition which it has found: Ignore it.
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-!!3.4 Lilo
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-When you come to the Lilo-Section, specify your Linux-root-partition
-as your boot device because the Master Boot Record (MBR) of your
-harddisk is owned by Windows NT. This means that the root-entry and
-the boot-entry in your /etc/lilo.conf have the same value.
-If you have a IDE-harddisk and your Linux-partition is the second
-partition, your boot-entry in /etc/lilo.conf looks like:
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-boot=/dev/hda2
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-If you have two disks and your Linux resides on the first partition
-of your second disk, your boot-entry in /etc/lilo.conf looks like:
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-boot=/dev/hdb1
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-Run lilo with a kernel that matches your system.
-Check the kernel by booting from diskette first if you are not sure.
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-If you cannot boot Windows NT now, you have a problem.
-I hope you have created a repair-disk recently.
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-!!4. Bootpart
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-There is a NT-programm called bootpart written by G. Vollant that can do
-the jobs from the next two points for you. Bootpart is available at
-http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm.
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-If you want to know how things are working together, use the procedures
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-!!5. The Linux part of the work
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-You have to boot from diskettes until the NT-part is fixed.
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-Now you have to peel the bootsector from your Linux-root-Partition.
-With /dev/hda2 as your linux-partition, the dd-command is:
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-# dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
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-There is something wrong if your bootsect.lnx has more
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-Now copy the file bootsect.lnx to a DOS-formated floppy if this is
-your way to transfer files to the NTFS-Windows-partition.
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-# mcopy /bootsect.lnx a:
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-# mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
-# copy /bootsect.lnx /mnt
-# umount /mnt
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-!!6. The Windows NT part of the work
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-Copy the file from the diskette to C:\\bootsect.lnx. I don't tell you
-how to do that.
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-What lilo.conf is for linux is c:\\boot.ini for Windows NT.
-Remove the, system- and the read-only-attribute before you
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-C:\attrib -s -r c:\boot.ini
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-Now change the file boot.ini with an editor, notepad for example, as follows:
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-[boot loader
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-timeout=30
-default=multi()disk()rdisk()partition(1)\WINNT
-[[operating systems]
-multi()disk()rdisk()partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation ...
-multi()disk()rdisk()partition(1)\WINNT="Windows NT Workstation ...
-C:\BOOTSECT.LNX="Linux"
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-Only the last line has been added in this example.
-Restore the attributes after you have saved boot.ini with:
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-C:\attrib +s +r c:\boot.ini
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-After a shutdown of your Windows NT and a restart your should
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-OS Loader V4.00
-Please select the operating system to start:
-Windows NT Workstation Version 4.
-Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 [[VGA mode]
-Linux
-Select Linux and see
-LILO loading zImage ....
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-!!7. Play it again Sam
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-A new copy of bootsect.lnx must be transfererd to C:\BOOTSECT.LNX
-evry time the bootsector of your linux-partition has been modified.
-This happens for example when you install a new kernel with lilo.
-As you can see such a system in not ideal for testing experimental
-kernels.
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-!!8. Troubleshooting
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-If things do not work as expected, check bootability with a floppy disk.
-With /dev/hdb1 as your Linux-partition, your /etc/lilo.conf
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-root=/dev/hdb1
-boot=/dev/fd0
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-Run lilo with a diskette inserted. Now try to boot from the diskette.
-If your Linux on /dev/hdb1 can't be
-started, the NT OS loader will also fail to start it.
-If you see a lot of 01 01 01 01, your root-disk is not accessible.
-Check whether all your disks are known by the bios.
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-If the floppy boots your Linux partition, you can peel of your
-boot-sector for the NT OS loader with:
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-# dd if=/dev/fd0 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
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-You can keep this diskette as your rescue-diskette just in case
-your Windows NT installation breaks.
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-!!9. References
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-*The Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO
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-*The FAQ for FreeBSD 2.X
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-!!10. Acknowledgements
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-*Thanks to Xiaoming Yi <z3c20@ttacs.ttu.edu> for the tip that
-the procedures work also with other disks than the first one.
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-*Thanks to Frank Dennler <Frank.Dennler@zkb.ch> for the
-diskette-trick.
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-!!11. Feedback
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-Any comments are welcome
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