[ale] Installing Linux w/ Existing NT partition

Wandered Inn esoteric at denali.atlnet.com
Thu Jun 8 15:35:04 EDT 2000


Jeffrey B Layton wrote:
> 
> OK,
> 
>    I know this is a FAW somewhere, but I'm lazy today.
> I've got an NT box that I partitioned for a Linux partition.
> Without blowing away NT (which I would LOVE to do),
> how do I install Linux on the new partition and still be
> able to boot either NT or Linux? Should I put LILO in
> the MBR of the disk or should it go in the Linux
> partition?

There are folks who have disagreed with this, but it's never failed me. 
I currently have two laptops with dual boots of Linux/NT and in both
cases, I've got LILO installed in the mbr.  Both machines came with a
preloaded NT.

> 
> TIA,
> 
> Jeff Layton
> 
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