[ale] Win98 + LILO

[Kevin Krumwiede]

Windows can't boot from an extended partition, but it can boot from a
primary partition other than the first.  At least XP can... I am not
sure about 98.  You could try what I did:

Use the Linux install CD in rescue mode to create a small (~100mb)
primary partition to serve as /boot.

Let the Windows installer make its own partition.  It won't use
partitions it didn't create.  It sees but does not complain about the
small "unknown" partition.

Then install Linux.  It should detect and install a boot loader option
for Windows.

Krum

On Fri, 2003-03-21 at 07:23, da Black Baron wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 14:30, Jason Day wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 11:13:39AM -0800, Herman, Izzie wrote:
> > > Here's what I have in /etc/lilo.conf
> > > 
> > > other=/dev/hda6
> > > 	label=windows
> > > 
> > > When I try to boot into windows, it just hangs at "Loading Windows"
> > 
> > Can windows 98 boot from a partition other than the first?  I've never
> > tried putting windows on anything other than /dev/hda1.
> 
> I've tried it.   And I'm wondering how the hell he did it... 
> 
> 
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